{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"potatoes-may-have-given-indigenous-andeans-a-digestive-superpower-2a2a070d","title":"Potatoes may have given Indigenous Andeans a digestive superpower","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260808235005.htm","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/potatoes-may-have-given-indigenous-andeans-a-digestive-superpower-2a2a070d","sourceName":"ScienceDaily","summary":"The rise of the potato in the Andes appears to have left a lasting mark on human DNA. Indigenous Peruvians carry exceptionally high numbers of a starch-digestion gene, likely because people with more copies gained an evolutionary advantage once potatoes became a staple food. The change began thousands of years before…","category":"Science","image":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/indigenous-hands-holding-yellow-mashua-tubers.webp","lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T11:21:53+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-11T11:59:03.55549+00:00"}}