TIL Ancient DNA shows how recent adult lactose tolerance is, in evolutionary terms. 20,000 years ago, it was non-existent. Today, about 1/3 of all adults have tolerance. That lightning-fast evolutionary change suggests that direct milk consumption must have provided a serious survival advantage

abril 29, 2019

TIL Ancient DNA shows how recent adult lactose tolerance is, in evolutionary terms. 20,000 years ago, it was non-existent. Today, about 1/3 of all adults have tolerance. That lightning-fast evolutionary change suggests that direct milk consumption must have provided a serious survival advantage

TIL Ancient DNA shows how recent adult lactose tolerance is, in evolutionary terms. 20,000 years ago, it was non-existent. Today, about 1/3 of all adults have tolerance. That lightning-fast evolutionary change suggests that direct milk consumption must have provided a serious survival advantage https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-cheese-wheat-and-alcohol-shaped-human-evolution-180968455/ chercheur17 April 29, 2019 at 04:36AM

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TIL Ancient DNA shows how recent adult lactose tolerance is, in evolutionary terms. 20,000 years ago, it was non-existent. Today, about 1/3 of all adults have tolerance. That lightning-fast evolutionary change suggests that direct milk consumption must have provided a serious survival advantage

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