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Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds

Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch. Indigenous Andeans in Peru may be able to digest potatoes and other starches more easily than anyone in the world, a new study finds. Scientists discovered that Indigenous Andeans have more copies of the gene for saliva-based...

Rapid Determination of Drug-to-Antibody Ratios in Antibody Drug Conjugates Using Ultrafast Microdroplet Digestion Technology

Accurate determination of drug to antibody ratios (DARs) is essential for the development, quality control, and performance evaluation of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs); yet conventional analytical approaches often require extensive sample preparation, long analysis time, and substantial sample consumption. The peak distribution of intact ADCs is highly complex due to inherent glycosylation heterogeneity and variable drug conjugation. By applying enzymatic digestion, ADC can be converted...

Gold Holds Fall as Traders Digest Confusion Over US-Iran Talks

Digested week: Is it pedantic to point out Trump is ‘ending’ a war he started? | John Crace

Digested week: Is it pedantic to point out Trump is ‘ending’ a war he started? | John Crace

Digested week: hen party at the Rocky Horror Show ruffles a few feathers | Emma Brockes

Plus, Anne Hathaway shoots from the hip for Arsenal and Rosamund Pike calls out theatregoer for texting during showThe first day of Pride month and friends in New York report a textbook encounter between one of the straightest forces in this world – hen night energy – and one of the gayest, the Rocky Horror Show, currently in revival on Broadway, where for the past three months, Tony-nominated Luke Evans has been knocking it out of the park as Frank-N-Furter.

‘Worry no longer, I am back’ – Tony Blair’s Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything, digested by John Crace

Tony Blair has released an essay titled 'Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything', which he claims critiques Labour's self-delusion. In the piece, he adopts a self-aggrandising tone, referring to himself as a spiritual leader and the best prime minister the country has ever had. He states that he is returning to comfort the public and shine a light on their "sad little worlds."

Report: Club kicks out Mickelson over allegations

Phil Mickelson has been kicked out of a San Diego golf club over allegations he made unwanted physical contact with a female employee, Golf Digest reported Thursday. Golf Digest cited multiple sources as saying Mickelson is no longer welcome at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, where the six-time major champion has played and practiced for decades. The unwanted contact was said to have happened earlier this spring.

Golf legend kicked out of club after employee allegations, report says

Phil Mickelson reportedly kicked out of San Diego golf club after unwanted physical contact allegations Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 6:14am In short: A Golf Digest report says Phil Mickelson has been kicked out of a San Diego golf club after a female employee raised concerns. The employee was reported to have said Mickelson made unwanted physical contact before he was asked to leave the club. A spokesperson for Mickelson says "any misunderstanding has been cleared up".

Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap's snap

Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap's snap June 11 : Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several days in secreted enzymes. Scientists have now found the physical mechanism behind this snapping action.