19 Mar 2004
Evolution's meaty twist

This should make our vegetarian friends happy ...

When our human ancestors started eating meat, evolution served up a healthy bonus – the development of genes that offset high cholesterol and chronic diseases associated with a meat-rich diet, according to a new USC study. Those ancestors also started living longer than ever before – an unexpected evolutionary twist.

(link) [Science Blog]

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