Lactase persistence—the ability of adults to digest the lactose in milk—varies widely in
frequency across human populations. This trait represents an adaptation to the …

Most people are born with the ability to digest lactose, the major carbohydrate in milk and
the main source of nutrition until weaning. Approximately 75% of the world's population …

Recent paleogenomic studies have shown that migrations of Western steppe herders (WSH)
beginning in the Eneolithic (ca. 3300–2700 BCE) profoundly transformed the genes and …

The genetic adaptation of humans to the consumption of milk from dairying animals is one of
the most emblematic cases of recent human evolution. While the phenotypic change under …

All living organisms need to consume nutrients to grow, survive, and reproduce, making the
successful acquisition of food resources a powerful selective pressure. However, acquiring …

Nuclear genome sequence data from Neandertals, Denisovans, and archaic anatomically
modern humans can be used to complement our understanding of hominin evolutionary …

Objectives Archeological evidence shows that first nomadic pastoralists came to the African
Sahel from northeastern Sahara, where milking is reported by~ 7.5 ka. A second wave of …

The high prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its uneven distribution among human
populations is both a major public health concern and a puzzle in evolutionary biology. Why …

Incorporates the latest discoveries and theories from archaeology, genetics, history, and
linguistics to paint a spirited history of European settlement Who are the Europeans and …

The emergence of the capacity to digest milk in some populations represents a landmark in
human evolution, linking genetic change with a component of niche construction, namely …