{
  "id": 475906,
  "title": "Potatoes may have given Indigenous Andeans a digestive superpower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/potatoes-may-have-given-indigenous-andeans-a-digestive-superpower",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:21:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260808235005.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The rise of the potato in the Andes appears to have left a lasting mark on human DNA. Indigenous Peruvians carry exceptionally high numbers of a starch-digestion gene, likely because people with more copies gained an evolutionary advantage once potatoes became a staple food. The change began thousands of years before European contact, providing unusually strong evidence that diet can shape human…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}