The genome of the 7,000-year-old hunter-gatherer has given - TopicsExpress



          

The genome of the 7,000-year-old hunter-gatherer has given scientists unprecedented insight into modern humans before the rise of farming, and overturns the popular image of light-skinned European hunter-gatherers. The DNA was taken from the wisdom tooth of the Mesolithic man and revealed he was probably lactose intolerant, had more difficulty digesting starchy foods than todays humans, and carried mutations that boost the immune system against nasty illnesses previously thought to only be introduced to humans by farm animals.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:09:45 +0000

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