ISTANBUL –The latest study reveals that the salivary amylase gene may have duplicated as early as 800,000 years ago, long ...

The study uncovered that Neanderthals and Denisovans, our close extinct relatives, also exhibited amylase gene duplications.

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Such a discovery could broaden our understanding of human evolution and the interactions between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. However, at this stage, these revelations raise more questions than ...

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The origin of modern humans’ long-standing love affair with carbs may predate our existence as a species, according to a new ...

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LSU anthropology professor attended a conference in Croatia, where she was invited to present her research on human ancestors ...

A new study shows that our ability to digest carbs long predates the agricultural revolution, and even Neanderthals had ...

Analyzing the genomes of 68 ancient humans, including a 45,000-year-old sample from Siberia, the researchers found that ...

Researchers have found that the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago.