A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.
The origin of modern humans’ long-standing love affair with carbs may predate our existence as a species, according to a new ...
Research reveals that our ability to digest starchy foods has much deeper roots than previously thought, potentially ...
New research traces the genetic underpinnings of the enzyme amylase, which helps humans digest starches and sugars ...