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Some cows lactose (lemmy.zip)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Btw, there's a batch of people on the westcoast of africa who developed lactose tolerance indepently. Seems it happens all the time, if a community relies heavily on livestock.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if it's "milk or death", evolution, uh, finds a way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

More a case of respective genes being conveniently exposed on the strang.