A Genetic Mystery in the Lactase Story
For years, scientists have understood lactase persistence—the ability to digest milk in adulthood—as a classic case of human adaptation. In European and some African populations, this trait is linked to genetic mutations that arose with dairy farming. But East Asia tells a different story. Most East Asian population…
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