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Neanderthals Left More Insect DNA in Their Teeth than Modern Humans and the Difference Can Help Explain Why Eating Insects Became Taboo in Part of Eurasia

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What you will see How dental calculation has become a source of genetic data. Why chitin digestion genes have entered the analysis. What data suggest about the consumption of insects by neanderthals. How this practice has been reduced among humans from northern Eurasia. Why understanding this food taboo matters today....
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What you will see How dental calculation has become a source of genetic data. Why chitin digestion genes have entered the analysis. What data suggest about the consumption of insects by neanderthals. How this practice has been reduced among humans from northern Eurasia. Why understanding this food taboo matters today....

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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