Adults’ ability to drink milk developed during times of hunger

eiliv-sonas-aceron-_8bnn1GqX70-unsplash

Humans are the only species that can drink milk in adulthood. The enzyme lactase, responsible for digesting milk, had developed as a mutation during times of hunger when the body needed to digest more food options in order to survive. Communities that drank more milk have a higher lactase percentage.

 

Photo by: https://unsplash.com/photos/_8bnn1GqX70

Facebook
Twitter
Email
LinkedIn

Will Rubisco stop global warming?

Although fairly unknown, the most important protein in the world today is Rubisco (RuBPCase). It is an enzyme (protein) that allows forming sugar molecules from

Read More