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Craving carbs? Blame an ancient gene.

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77% Informative

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1 , encodes an enzyme that breaks starches down to glucose.

We now have multiple copies of the gene, which may help us produce high levels of the enzyme.

Modern humans and our closest relatives had accumulated extra copies long before agriculture.

VR Score

88

Informative language

95

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44

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

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not offensive

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not hateful

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long-living

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