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180k-Year-Old Mutation Allowed Humans To Become Vegetarians, Move Out of Africa
An anonymous reader writes "Early humans were able to move from Africa after a single genetic mutation allowed them to become vegetarians, scientists claim. The switch, which allowed humans to process vegetables, meant that humans were able to move away from water sources and spread across the continent. A team of geneticists compared DNA sequences from a variety of people around the world to see how different populations relate to one another and when they have gone their separate ways. The scientists found that a key genetic variant gave humans the ability to convert fats from plants into essential nutrients for the brain."
...but then I got an arrow to my DNA...
So vegetarians are mutants and humans are originally meat-eaters?
Always knew vegetarianism is superior - now I have proof :D
They'd have to drink their Scotch neat.
Have gnu, will travel.
I'm a proxy vegetarian via eating grass and corn fed cows!
You had me up until 'click on the article'
It actually let us replace meat completely. Take it from a vegan developer.
African Americans love Chicken
Everyone loves chicken, you insensitive clod!
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
The fact that there are millions of severely bipolar meat eaters kinda undermines your theory, i'm afraid.
Actually, you can. Meat.