The ability to digest starch has played a crucial role in human evolution. When starch enters the mouth, amylase, an enzyme in saliva, begins to break it down. Two recent studies in Nature1 & Science2 have revealed the evolutionary importance of amylase in our ancestors and how they adapted to changing diets. Researchers discovered that early humans exper…
The Evolution of Starch Digestion in Early Humans
The Role of Amylase: A Starch-Breaking Enzyme
