How Stone Age humans unlocked the glucose in plants

Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 14:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Early cave paintings of hunting scenes may give the impression our Stone Age ancestors lived mainly on chunks of meat, but plants – and the ability to unlock the glucose inside – were just as key to their survival.  Plants rich in starch helped early humans to thrive even at the height of the last […]

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