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Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old

27 de August de 2026 0 leituras
Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old
Foto: Juan Manuel Montejano Lopez / Pexels

Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly. Populations near the tropics also retained genes that make insect exoskeletons easier to digest.

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