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Potatoes may have given Indigenous Andeans a digestive superpower

Isn't it fascinating how potatoes, a staple for thousands of years in the Andes, might have influenced human evolution? Researchers found that Indigenous Andeans carry more copies of a gene that helps digest starch, which likely gave them an edge as they relied on this crop. This study highlights how natural selection favored those with higher AMY1 gene copies around the time potatoes became a dietary staple. It’s a remarkable example of how our diets can shape our biology over generations!
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