Did eating starchy foods give humans an evolutionary advantage?

Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature

Gene AMY1, which kickstarts digestion of starch in the mouth, is associated with blood glucose levels and digestion of carbohydrates, with implications for understanding human evolutionary biology and the gut microbiome.

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