Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet August 2017 PMID 28426286

On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans.

Laure Ségurel, Céline Bon

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The discussions reflect strong interest and agreement, as seen in posts mentioning genetic variants, population differences, and the evolutionary significance of lactase persistence, with language and tone emphasizing scientific support and ongoing relevance.

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Most discussions recognize the scientific evidence supporting human evolution and lactase persistence, reflecting broad agreement with the publication's findings.

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Abstract in brief

  • Lactase persistence, the ability for adults to digest lactose, varies among human populations and is linked to the domestication of dairy animals and milk consumption.
  • Five genetic variants are associated with this trait, acting differently in Eurasia (monogenic) compared to Africa (mostly polygenic).
  • The reasons behind varying frequencies of lactase persistence in different populations, as well as its strong selection despite reduced lactose levels in processed milk, raise questions about additional factors influencing this genetic adaptation.

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Cosmos_Hiker
@Cosmos_Hiker · X

선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans Authors: Laure Ségurel and Céline Bon Journal: Annual Review of Genomics and https://t.co/DcQ66G5aV5

Aug 5, 2025 · 108 likes · 44 shares · 1,214 followers View post →
Whyvert
@whyvert · X

Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 yrs ago). https://t.co/mlYGlIHyvj https://t.co/fRt3sRPKJI

Feb 21, 2019 · 30 likes · 10 shares · 33,245 followers View post →
Fabián
@Biofab_ · X

Referencias: - On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans (2017) 10.1146/annurev-genom-091416-035340 - Lactose intolerance https://t.co/H7ZXuvTPNr -A worldwide correlation of lactase persistence phenotype and genotypes 10.1186/1471-2148-10-36

Jan 8, 2021 · 19 likes · 835 followers View post →
Alex Richter-Boix
@BoixRichter · X

@HQ_NutriWord @jandro81 @oswilgeologo @isabel3harrison La capacidad de digerir la lactosa apareció aprox 5000 años en Europa. Unos proponen, como dices, que la vitamina D fue una de las ventajas que hizo que triunfase esta mutación, aunque pudo haber otros factores implicados. Te paso enlace https://t.co/TSnRWCz5pN

Apr 16, 2019 · 13 likes · 3 shares · 51,822 followers View post →
Fake History Hunter
@fakehistoryhunt · X

@wrongslot @whynowworld I can't say too much on the subject but I'd take the claim they were somehow a lot more violent than anyone else ever with a grain of salt. It also seems milk was in Europe before they existed but they did play a big role in its spread it seems; https://t.co/aB2TPoM85S

Oct 28, 2021 · 12 likes · 1 share · 269,566 followers View post →
Shots de Ciencia
@shotsdeciencia · X

Algunas referencias al respecto:  https://t.co/ht822hSMfr. https://t.co/auEyq6TsBK. https://t.co/S1VjYLigwd https://t.co/QgRGyJliKU https://t.co/quHKExheJB

Apr 19, 2023 · 5 likes · 13,389 followers View post →

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Chris Berthelot
@DebatingChris · X

@One_That_Rules I won't push any more, but I'd like to ask something of you. Can you really say to me or to anyone that you know what biologists & other scientists point to as evidence for evolution, and why you reject it? Take lactase, for instance. https://t.co/EI2QDmJl8c

Nov 10, 2025 · 1,903 followers View post →
Tea
@Tea94852859 · X

@TCielo4 "lactase persistence (LP). The frequency of LP varies greatly among populations, ranging from 5% to almost 100%, with the highest frequencies found in people of north. European descent and some populations from West Africa,East Africa, and the Middle East" https://t.co/MS0fT7RyXS

Nov 10, 2025 · 2,531 followers View post →
치와와의증인
@Yoongou_ · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 7, 2025 · 44 shares · 306 followers View post →
삼색냥
@waitnc2100 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 7, 2025 · 44 shares · 654 followers View post →
Eagle in the scrub
@MorphineEagle · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

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흐무리
@dohan2825 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 3 followers View post →
옆집호모
@neighbor_homo · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 61 followers View post →
ggoggalconcon
@ggoggalconcon · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 270 followers View post →
바네
@mytimeconfetti · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: @chiw00k Intro - Figure 1 보시면 중국, 일본, 대만, 타이에 프리퀀시가 히스토그램으로 나와있습니다만, 이렇게 찾기 쉬운걸 저에게 물어보시는 의도를 모르겠네요. 제대로 찾아보시는게 순서 아닌가요?…

Aug 6, 2025 · 2 shares · 315 followers View post →
바네
@mytimeconfetti · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 314 followers View post →
구독계
@alskdjfhggw · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 219 followers View post →
탬이 ❄️/탱7
@Tam2_1114 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 367 followers View post →
사랑을했다 잘했다
@sarangis_ed · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 52 followers View post →
Cosmos_Hiker
@Cosmos_Hiker · X

@chiw00k Intro - Figure 1 보시면 중국, 일본, 대만, 타이에 프리퀀시가 히스토그램으로 나와있습니다만, 이렇게 찾기 쉬운걸 저에게 물어보시는 의도를 모르겠네요. 제대로 찾아보시는게 순서 아닌가요? https://t.co/8gTMEMGqvX https://t.co/MFr1ITHEWj

Aug 6, 2025 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,197 followers View post →
Gyu June
@hothot708 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 179 followers View post →
Kanghun Kim
@kanghun2001 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 1,927 followers View post →
대뇌찌질
@re_haxenhamme · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 1,178 followers View post →
강아지
@03_Nalkay30 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 561 followers View post →
林バダ
@bada_otk · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 343 followers View post →
잘될거야
@jjmm13579 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 96 followers View post →
김상식(축구감독 아님) : 달콤한 딸기잼
@sangseek_kim · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 2,856 followers View post →
귀찮고졸린네코네
@angelfallen755 · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 144 followers View post →
rosina_maya_
@rosina_maya_ · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 5 followers View post →
냥빤이
@meowppani · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 59 followers View post →
M4A5G3E1N4T5A
@Wandava · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 6, 2025 · 44 shares · 2,652 followers View post →
존잘님♡(아르)
@9UDoK_dontBplz · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 5, 2025 · 44 shares · 154 followers View post →
Hyeokho Kwon
@dolpam · X

RT @Cosmos_Hiker: 선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Pers…

Aug 5, 2025 · 44 shares · 487 followers View post →
Cosmos_Hiker
@Cosmos_Hiker · X

선생님. 유당불내증이 동아시아인에게 약 90% 수준으로 많은 건 맞는데요. 단 한 명도 없다는 듯이 단정지어서 얘기하시는 건 학자로서 하실 말씀이 아니네요. On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans Authors: Laure Ségurel and Céline Bon Journal: Annual Review of Genomics and https://t.co/DcQ66G5aV5

Aug 5, 2025 · 108 likes · 44 shares · 1,214 followers View post →
JikiScott
@JikiScott · X

@dogyards 1: https://t.co/h1nnJLTO2J 2: https://t.co/PHC2HIt40u 3: https://t.co/EILTBN5oxI 4: https://t.co/DJMZIrUEgb 5: https://t.co/nonOwudDj3

Jul 7, 2025 · 1 like · 649 followers View post →
Starman
@starman8888 · X

@jonnyfrost @TPointUK @BooBiffa You are just denying established science. https://t.co/693XeEyPMB

Feb 27, 2025 · 270 followers View post →
Ed Hagen
@ed_hagen · X

@RealAdamHunt @SpeciesTypical @Tangl3dBank @Lucidly_Elias The function concept should explain why an adaptive trait has the structure it does. The lactase persistence (LP) allele is in a lactase regulatory region. This allele creates a new binding site. That's its function. 1/n https://t.co/rWhKhuVhYD https://t.co/RenLsDcuG1

Aug 28, 2024 · 1 like · 9,024 followers View post →
Isley
@IsleyResistance · X

@RakoonGamer2001 @LibertyCappy https://t.co/X4q9sBxgu2.

Aug 21, 2024 · 1 like · 23,762 followers View post →
Shri
@strangeratlife · X

@Normal0sborn https://t.co/xQedB2JKZB

Nov 17, 2023 · 2 likes · 792 followers View post →
GladstoneBrookes
@GladstoneB81859 · X

@SamaHoole Dairy was introduced to the human diet about 10,000 years ago, which is at least as recent as the introduction of grains. So why do you consider dairy ancestral (and therefore good to eat) but not grains? https://t.co/6Zxfr1Ii2W

Nov 10, 2023 · 2 likes · 529 followers View post →
Dr Revuelta
@RevueltaDr · X

Sobre la evolución de la persistencia de la lactasa en humanos Finalmente se descubrió el primer cambio molecular causal asociado con la expresión de la lactasa en la edad adulta. https://t.co/keSuBKcfPK

Sep 19, 2023 · 12 followers View post →
The Walker Lane
@TheWalkerLane · X

@jerseycityjoan @benryanwriter The genetics of it all are fascinating. https://t.co/i6Dt0dqW97

Jul 25, 2023 · 1 like · 202 followers View post →
Shots de Ciencia
@shotsdeciencia · X

Algunas referencias al respecto:  https://t.co/ht822hSMfr. https://t.co/auEyq6TsBK. https://t.co/S1VjYLigwd https://t.co/QgRGyJliKU https://t.co/quHKExheJB

Apr 19, 2023 · 5 likes · 13,389 followers View post →
Pablo Rodriguez Palenzuela
@Pablorpalenzuel · X

@BioeEnfurecido @StopPseudo Tienes razón en lo de los nutrientes pero en lo de la persistencia de la lactosa en adultos en nuestra especie https://t.co/6EuM19urdp

Mar 6, 2023 · 1 like · 342 followers View post →
John McEwan
@mcewanjc · X

@kennpq @dairymanNZ Sorry, you are wrong for at least 30% of humans worldwide and the ability for adult humans to digest milk has been strongly selected for thousands of years https://t.co/leEEuYH1io

Feb 3, 2023 · 396 followers View post →
Patrick FitzGerald
@PaddyTheFitzer · X

@Colm_Moloney @RuairiTraderIRL @Conor1960 https://t.co/69Cfrke0Co Northern European countries like Ireland have a predominance of lactase persistence, wherein the enzymes that enable humans to digest dairy persist into adulthood and aren’t jettisoned as they usually would be. We quite literally did evolve to drink milk.

Jan 22, 2023 · 2 likes · 280 followers View post →
Sceptic Musician ⚛️ | TST
@ScepticMusician · X

@TheHistoryGuy07 @Brotherbeho @Gecko1114 @AiG https://t.co/mYAlXE5YQG

Jan 10, 2023 · 1 like · 247 followers View post →
Fortune
@xFortune · X

@Kohleispresent Lactase persistence is a classic example of human evolution that is occurring right now. https://t.co/cJOJBJMpj0

Nov 2, 2022 View post →
Fortune
@xFortune · X

@JoeShmo22440033 @atheistic_1 Notice how rather than being interested and wanting to learn, you just dismiss what I say? Have you stopped to consider why you react that way? Here's a few studies on recent human evolution: https://t.co/BDkDYpJMZd https://t.co/sVwqXNOwQP https://t.co/cJOJBJMpj0

Oct 22, 2022 · 1 like View post →
Solent Green
@silvie_simon · X

@g_diets_ https://t.co/YVZTwGqBJW.

Sep 23, 2022 · 1,122 followers View post →
Solent Green
@silvie_simon · X

@tempehlover You are wrong. Have you every worked on a dairy farm? An attack on dairy is an attack on Northern Europeans https://t.co/YVZTwGqBJW.

Sep 23, 2022 · 1,122 followers View post →
John Do (zonder e)
@Food4ears · X

FunFact: is lactose intolerantie een afwijking? Nou nee, andersom eigenlijk. Zoogdieren worden lactose intolerant na de “speenfase”. Alleen op den duur bleek dat voor deel van de mensen niet meer het geval

Aug 3, 2022 · 2,717 followers View post →
Diego Olivares González
@DiegoOlivaresGo · X

@mysicksadlife @JelloNogard1359 @ToxicDipsy69 @mischiefanimals Not in Europe, at least: https://t.co/m1nmyJlS4O

Jul 2, 2022 · 193 followers View post →
GOUJIAN
@GOUJIAN_L · X

RT @ShaiCarmi: יודעים את זה מכיוון שהקורלציה בין שכיחות המוטציה באוכלוסיות שונות לבין צריכת חלב רחוקה מלהיות מושלמת, כולל באוכלוסיות מהעבר.…

Jun 4, 2022 · 1 share · 77 followers View post →
Shai Carmi
@ShaiCarmi · X

יודעים את זה מכיוון שהקורלציה בין שכיחות המוטציה באוכלוסיות שונות לבין צריכת חלב רחוקה מלהיות מושלמת, כולל באוכלוסיות מהעבר. כמו כן לא מדויק שהסבילות ללקטוז התפתחה בעיקר באזורים קרים. (התמונה מתוך https://t.co/Mikdmvw3Xx, אחד המאמרים הטובים בנושא.) https://t.co/ahEEfSo6K0

May 30, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,825 followers View post →
Eduardo Suarez
@EduardoSuarez25 · X

@amapolamg Es normal la intolerancia a la lactosa. Es un azúcar de cadena larga que requiere la producción de lactasa para su procesado. Una adaptación genética permite la producción de lactasa, "On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans " de Laure Segurel y Céline Bon.

May 20, 2022 · 1 like · 721 followers View post →
Laourinha
@laourinha · X

@freirept @25renatodias https://t.co/xChEaEWt0g

Mar 27, 2022 · 1 like · 685 followers View post →
Abbasi 
@MohammedAbbasi · X

And that process has already started. As our diets changed to include grains and dairy, we evolved genes to help us digest starch (https://t.co/irx9UYKjFt) and milk (https://t.co/8am3JwCMHZ).

Mar 12, 2022 · 4,254 followers View post →
some rando
@oshensyde · X

“Lactase persistence varies in frequency across human populations” https://t.co/vYv4uqwnvb

Jan 26, 2022 · 735 followers View post →
Nufc Dotcom
@dotcom_nufc · X

@jhallwood Festive reading and a gesture of support to French science. https://t.co/pHpMGcbbSx

Dec 30, 2021 · 747 followers View post →
Bele
@Bele23003530 · X

RT @fakehistoryhunt: @wrongslot @whynowworld I can't say too much on the subject but I'd take the claim they were somehow a lot more violen…

Dec 3, 2021 · 1 share · 71 followers View post →
Fake History Hunter
@fakehistoryhunt · X

@wrongslot @whynowworld I can't say too much on the subject but I'd take the claim they were somehow a lot more violent than anyone else ever with a grain of salt. It also seems milk was in Europe before they existed but they did play a big role in its spread it seems; https://t.co/aB2TPoM85S

Oct 28, 2021 · 12 likes · 1 share · 269,566 followers View post →
Italians Anonymous Member
@goodideasdotgov · X

@Tripleoblack @connortweetmore @azizawubbles @lenalenalenaxo @WrittenByHanna This goes into some of the less concrete aspects https://t.co/mzkMxdCVha

Jul 5, 2021 · 1 like · 103 followers View post →
shobu k
@berozgarKisan · X

facts of milk consumption @tbmini @Tru_Indiann @chaoticalm_090 Firstly, how due to an evolutionary quirk, only humans drink milk till later and even cross species. It's reason for milk intolerance too https://t.co/POqP6gYewc https://t.co/0sXUrvulVJ https://t.co/SbiJVwv7mB

Jun 16, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,221 followers View post →
Fabián
@Biofab_ · X

Referencias: - On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans (2017) 10.1146/annurev-genom-091416-035340 - Lactose intolerance https://t.co/H7ZXuvTPNr -A worldwide correlation of lactase persistence phenotype and genotypes 10.1186/1471-2148-10-36

Jan 8, 2021 · 19 likes · 835 followers View post →
Clay
@DaPoondockSaint · X

RT @XiXiDu: On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans https://t.co/HqNIG9egNt

Sep 19, 2020 · 3 shares · 710 followers View post →
Louis Croix Vé Baton
@AKaminarimon · X

RT @XiXiDu: On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans https://t.co/HqNIG9egNt

Jul 7, 2020 · 3 shares · 386 followers View post →
Hoaxbuster
@Family_FirstBro · X

RT @XiXiDu: On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans https://t.co/HqNIG9egNt

Jun 29, 2020 · 3 shares · 512 followers View post →
furt1v3ly
@furt1v3ly · X

RT @ShaiCarmi: p.s. I strongly recommend a previous review/perspective on lactase persistence by two of the authors: https://t.co/O6gSKbvmZ…

Jun 10, 2020 · 3 shares · 434 followers View post →
Harald Ringbauer
@HaraldRingbauer · X

RT @ShaiCarmi: p.s. I strongly recommend a previous review/perspective on lactase persistence by two of the authors: https://t.co/O6gSKbvmZ…

Jun 9, 2020 · 3 shares · 1,585 followers View post →
Shai Carmi
@ShaiCarmi · X

p.s. I strongly recommend a previous review/perspective on lactase persistence by two of the authors: https://t.co/O6gSKbvmZI p.p.s. Felt weird eating ice cream while reading this... hopefully no dire consequences.

Jun 9, 2020 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 3,837 followers View post →
Will Flyte
@WFlyte · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Nov 15, 2019 · 10 shares · 309 followers View post →
Graham Coop
@Graham_Coop · X

@edhollox @razibkhan If you've not read it, @lsegurel & Bon's review on Evolution of Lactase Persistence is worth a read for laying out evidence & history of different hypotheses https://t.co/TrZEuQM0bm

May 10, 2019 · 3 likes · 18,729 followers View post →
ML Safont presidenta
@malusafont · X

RT @BoixRichter: @HQ_NutriWord @jandro81 @oswilgeologo @isabel3harrison La capacidad de digerir la lactosa apareció aprox 5000 años en Euro…

Apr 20, 2019 · 3 shares · 266 followers View post →
Hoaxbuster
@Family_FirstBro · X

RT @XiXiDu: On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans https://t.co/HqNIG9egNt

Apr 19, 2019 · 3 shares · 512 followers View post →
C.
@grocmari · X

RT @BoixRichter: @HQ_NutriWord @jandro81 @oswilgeologo @isabel3harrison La capacidad de digerir la lactosa apareció aprox 5000 años en Euro…

Apr 16, 2019 · 3 shares · 369 followers View post →
Archidamia of Lacedaemonia
@Archilacedae · X

RT @BoixRichter: @HQ_NutriWord @jandro81 @oswilgeologo @isabel3harrison La capacidad de digerir la lactosa apareció aprox 5000 años en Euro…

Apr 16, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,230 followers View post →
Alex Richter-Boix
@BoixRichter · X

@HQ_NutriWord @jandro81 @oswilgeologo @isabel3harrison La capacidad de digerir la lactosa apareció aprox 5000 años en Europa. Unos proponen, como dices, que la vitamina D fue una de las ventajas que hizo que triunfase esta mutación, aunque pudo haber otros factores implicados. Te paso enlace https://t.co/TSnRWCz5pN

Apr 16, 2019 · 13 likes · 3 shares · 51,822 followers View post →
Shai Carmi
@ShaiCarmi · X

While preparing teaching materials on adaptation, two great papers on dietary changes: @mathiesoniain on adaptation to agriculture (FADS genes) https://t.co/B72t9SbRDB Great review on lactase persistence: https://t.co/O6gSKbvmZI

Mar 28, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,837 followers View post →
Holtz
@Biorealism · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Mar 16, 2019 · 10 shares · 8,989 followers View post →
Deena Diaspora
@deenamusing · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Mar 15, 2019 · 10 shares · 585 followers View post →
Adrian Major
@AdrianNoShades · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Mar 14, 2019 · 10 shares · 47 followers View post →
Nikia Johnson
@NikiaSJohnson · X

interesting to think different allele variations of digesting lactase will yield different results. #MuEvolution19 https://t.co/tXtATJWZdN

Feb 27, 2019 · 1 like · 5 followers View post →
hbd chick
@hbdchick · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Feb 22, 2019 · 10 shares · 15,649 followers View post →
Chinglican ☩ن ⚓ standard-haver, PhD in alchemy
@lueyee · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Feb 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 5,737 followers View post →
Siberian fox
@SilverVVulpes · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Feb 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 6,269 followers View post →
La Nueva Ilustración Evolucionista
@newilustracion · X

RT @whyvert: Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 y…

Feb 21, 2019 · 10 shares · 3,784 followers View post →
Whyvert
@whyvert · X

Evolution of lactase persistence in Europe. (A more recent genetic change than many people realize, quite rare before ~3000 yrs ago). https://t.co/mlYGlIHyvj https://t.co/fRt3sRPKJI

Feb 21, 2019 · 30 likes · 10 shares · 33,245 followers View post →
Paleogenomics - María Ávila Arcos
@paleogenomics.bsky.social · Bluesky

On the Evolution of Lactase Persistence in Humans | Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-genom-091416-035340

Apr 25, 2017 View post →