Varanasi, Nov. 14 -- Three unique genetic variants associated with milk digestion (lactose tolerance) have been identified for the first time in Indian Himalayan populations.
A study involving 13 scientists from six institutions has revealed that traditional communities living in the Himalayan regions have evolved specific genetic variations that enable them to digest milk and other dairy products.
The research was jointly conducted by scientists from the University of Calcutta, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad.
According to Dr. Rakesh Tamang, Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Calcutta, Bhutia, Tamang, Sherpa, and other Tibetan-origin c...