How Neanderthals and Other Early Humans Evolved to Eat Starch

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. your-feed-science, Research, Carbohydrates, Diet and Nutrition, amylase, Neanderthal Man, Genetics and Heredity, Archaeology and Anthropology, Fossils, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Science (Journal), Nature (Journal), Digestive Tract NYT > Science