180k-Year-Old Mutation Allowed Humans To Become Vegetarians, Move Out of Africa 342
An anonymous reader writes "Early humans were able to move from Africa after a single genetic mutation allowed them to become vegetarians, scientists claim. The switch, which allowed humans to process vegetables, meant that humans were able to move away from water sources and spread across the continent. A team of geneticists compared DNA sequences from a variety of people around the world to see how different populations relate to one another and when they have gone their separate ways. The scientists found that a key genetic variant gave humans the ability to convert fats from plants into essential nutrients for the brain."
I used to be a meat eater like you... (Score:1, Funny)
...but then I got an arrow to my DNA...
I knew it (Score:3, Funny)
So vegetarians are mutants and humans are originally meat-eaters?
Vegetarianism :) (Score:1, Funny)
Always knew vegetarianism is superior - now I have proof :D
Re:Moved away from water? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Vegetarians? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm a proxy vegetarian via eating grass and corn fed cows!
Re:It's to generate more page views (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Vegetarian? (Score:2, Funny)
It actually let us replace meat completely. Take it from a vegan developer.
Re:and this is why the stereotype exists (Score:5, Funny)
African Americans love Chicken
Everyone loves chicken, you insensitive clod!
Re:Vegetarian? (Score:2, Funny)
The fact that there are millions of severely bipolar meat eaters kinda undermines your theory, i'm afraid.
Re:Vegetarian? (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, you can. Meat.