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Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds
After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch.
Live Science — 8 June 2026
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After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch.
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