Most adults on Earth can’t digest milk — so why can some of us?
People were milking animals for thousands of years before most of them could digest fresh milk. This episode follows the clues in ancient pots, the plaque on ancient teeth and a tiny switch in our DNA, from the first dairy farmers and Mongolian herders to the 2022 study that points to famine and disease.
MIMICADEN explores the hidden systems behind everyday experiences.
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