New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped ...

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

Neanderthals might have lived as ‘different human form’ instead of separate species, scientists say - ‘We demonstrate that ...

By examining DNA samples from many ancient humans, scientists can track when we began increasing our carbohydrate intake.

New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars ...

The team's findings indicate that early duplication of the amylase gene prepared early humans to adapt to a diet rich in ...

They found that pre-agricultural hunter-gatherers carried an average of four to eight AMY1 copies in their genetic makeup, ...