Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaHuman babies drink milk; it's the food especially provided for them by their mothers. But worldwide, only a third of adults can actually digest lactose, the sugar in milk. In this short film... Leggi tuttoHuman babies drink milk; it's the food especially provided for them by their mothers. But worldwide, only a third of adults can actually digest lactose, the sugar in milk. In this short film, we follow human geneticist Spencer Wells as he tracks down the genetic changes associate... Leggi tuttoHuman babies drink milk; it's the food especially provided for them by their mothers. But worldwide, only a third of adults can actually digest lactose, the sugar in milk. In this short film, we follow human geneticist Spencer Wells as he tracks down the genetic changes associated with the ability to digest lactose, tracing the origins of the trait to less than 10,000... Leggi tutto