Europeans lactose intolerant for 5,000 years after agriculture began

Europeans lactose intolerant for 5,000 years after agriculture began
Dublin, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2014 - By analysing DNA extracted from the petrous bones of skulls of ancient Europeans, scientists have identified that these peoples remained intolerant to lactose (natural sugar in the milk of mammals) for 5,000 years after they adopted agricultural practices and 4,000 years after the onset of cheese-making among Central European Neolithic farmers. The findings published online in the scientif ... more

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