Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old

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Aug 27, 2026, 8:18 am258 pts
Ancient teeth and human DNA are revealing a surprising history of insect eating. Modern humans in northern Eurasia appear to have eaten insects only occasionally, while Neanderthals may have consumed them much more regularly. Populations near the tropics also retained genes that make insect exoskeletons easier…

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Your dislike of eating bugs may be 9,000 years old

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