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

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

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 ...