Thousands of Years of Potato Eating Literally Reshaped Andean Genes for Better Starch Digestion
For thousands of years, potatoes have been central to life in the Andes. Indigenous Andean communities were the first to domesticate the starch-rich crop, turning it into a dietary staple long before potatoes spread around the world. Now, researchers have found evidence that this ancient reliance may also have shaped human evolution. Indigenous people in […]









