Feces Fossils Lend New Insights into Connection between Natives and Diabetes
Lincoln, Neb., July 24th, 2012 —Why do Native Americans experience high rates of diabetes? A common theory is that they possess fat-hoarding "thrifty genes" left over from their ancestors — genes that were required for survival during ancient cycles of feast and famine, but that now contribute to the disease in a modern world of […]