Modern humans and Neanderthals possess abundant oral Streptococci bacteria, which are absent in non-human primates; these bacteria contain amylase-binding protein genes that capture salivary amylase for nutrition and dental adhesion.

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  The role of Plant Foods in the evolution and Dispersal of early Humans

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