Paleo Got It Wrong: We've Loved Carbs for Over 100,000 Years | SciShow News

The video explores the evolution of human diet, challenging the Paleo diet's claims by presenting genetic and archaeological evidence of ancient starch consumption. It highlights the Amy1 gene's role in starch digestion and archaeological findings of early starch cooking. Additionally, it discusses a yeast genus, Hanzenia Spora, which has lost essential genes yet survives, suggesting rapid evolution and adaptation. This yeast's study may reveal insights into life's basic processes, showing that gene loss can be as adaptive as gene creation.

What unusual genetic characteristics were found in the yeast genus Hanzenia Spora?

How do the findings about the fast-evolving lineage of yeast challenge previous assumptions about essential genes?

What implications do the rapid mutations in yeast have for understanding evolutionary strategies?