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Of starch and spit

  • Janiak M
eLife (2019) 8
DOI: 10.7554/elife.47523
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Abstract

Animals living alongside humans have multiple copies of the gene for alpha-amylase, the enzyme that breaks down starchy foods, and high levels of this protein in their saliva.

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Janiak, M. C. (2019). Of starch and spit. ELife, 8. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.47523

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