New research offers insight into the evolutionary history of amylase genes, which help us eat starchy food. Long before humans ate dinner rolls or french fries, our ancient ancestors carried genes ...

Some human populations gained extra genes to help break down starch in only 12,000 years. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 5, 2024 9:25 AM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Scientists have suspected that modern humans have more genes to digest starch than our hunter-gatherer ancestors, but the amylase locus of the genome is hard to study. Researchers have now developed ...

Many of us love starchy foods like bread and pasta. And there’s a reason for that: Our genes enable us to easily break down these delicious carbs. According to new research, we have possessed this ...

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If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry multiple copies of a gene that allows us to begin breaking down complex ...

If you’ve ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame. It has long been known that humans carry multiple copies of a gene that allows us to begin breaking down complex ...

Diet and the evolution of human amylase gene copy number variation: ...We found that copy number of the salivary amylase gene (AMY1) is correlated positively with salivary amylase protein level and ...

Starch, a complex carbohydrate, is a vital source of nutrition for many mammals. Humans farm it in the form of rice, wheat, corn, potatoes and oats. Rats comb our garbage piles for scraps of pizza and ...

Trying to reduce your carbohydrate intake means going against nearly a million years of evolution. Humans are among a few species with multiple copies of certain genes that help us break down starch — ...

New research offers insight into the evolutionary history of amylase genes, which are key to our ability to eat and digest starchy food. A study found that human ancestors started carrying multiple ...