The Evolution of Lactose Tolerance - HHMI BioInteractive Video

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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • All adult mammals but humans are lactose intolerant. Follow human geneticist Spencer Wells, director of the Genographic Project of the National Geographic Society, as he tracks down the genetic and societal changes associated with the ability to digest lactose as adults-or lactose tolerance.
    Explore how evolutionary biology and cultural changes led to the evolution of lactose tolerance in this educational video.
    Free teaching resources supporting this short film can be found at www.hhmi.org/bi...

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  • @Cricketsss
    @Cricketsss 4 года назад +692

    so all the bio classes watching this huh?

  • @jungkookie1976
    @jungkookie1976 4 года назад +146

    Who's here from your virtual bio class?

    • @matthanlu9416
      @matthanlu9416 3 года назад +3

      correction: who *isn't* here from your virtual bio class

  • @loamingx
    @loamingx 4 года назад +195

    Damn is every bio class watching this?

  • @mrobesemode
    @mrobesemode 6 лет назад +418

    Hey, you in your biology class.... stop scrolling through the comments and watch the video

  • @batfacts_are_cool
    @batfacts_are_cool 4 года назад +53

    2:33
    Cat: wtf bro :(

  • @user-vf5kv5yg9x
    @user-vf5kv5yg9x 3 года назад +91

    I wonder how the cats back feels carrying the whole video 😔🤚

    • @tannahrichens8157
      @tannahrichens8157 3 года назад

      This made me laugh way to hard out loud in class

  • @ToprakDevrim
    @ToprakDevrim 8 месяцев назад +7

    The video was a fascinating watch, especially the part where it showed that lactase persistence evolved differently across various populations. It's incredible to think that something as simple as drinking milk could lead to a genetic adaptation. The explanation of the genetic research was clear and accessible, making the science behind lactase persistence really come alive. It's also quite intriguing to see how cultural practices like dairy farming have shaped our genetic makeup, highlighting the close relationship between our environment and biological evolution.
    Another standout moment was learning about the archeological evidence that linked the use of dairy in ancient pottery. The idea that we can trace back the origins of milk consumption through residues in old pots is just mind-blowing. It makes you appreciate the detective work scientists do to piece together our history. This video really underscored the notion that human evolution is as much about our cultural developments as it is about our biology. The gene-culture co-evolution concept is a reminder of how our advancements and adaptations are deeply intertwined.

  • @someguy4505
    @someguy4505 3 года назад +22

    The world needs more people who are passionate about obtaining knowledge about these things. Intellectual rock stars :)

  • @Lucerozeus
    @Lucerozeus 7 лет назад +29

    What a great video! Thank you!. This makes studying for finals much more interactive and productive.

  • @DarbyCharest
    @DarbyCharest 8 лет назад +30

    that cat is the bomb

  • @thebayoudiaries8389
    @thebayoudiaries8389 4 года назад +10

    Came here for class but that was very, very interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed.

  • @bugthefish1208
    @bugthefish1208 6 лет назад +119

    If your in science class right now you might want to stop looking at the comments and get to work! C: Oh hi class mates of 2022!

    • @jujug616
      @jujug616 6 лет назад

      im class of 2022 to my dude what school and ok i will

    • @tonightiwillsee
      @tonightiwillsee 4 года назад +1

      2023 smhh

    • @galax4304
      @galax4304 4 года назад +1

      @@tonightiwillsee freshmannnnnnnn

    • @geekie04
      @geekie04 4 года назад

      AYYYE! Class of 2022! How y'all doing with alls that's going one?

    • @aubreyharmon1581
      @aubreyharmon1581 4 года назад +2

      Class 2024 actually but hi

  • @Ryanair671
    @Ryanair671 2 года назад +4

    I'm so happy I have this mutation. Cause eating ice cream, desserts with cream, sweets with no consequence of bowl problems is awesome

  • @dansv1
    @dansv1 2 года назад +4

    I think some fruits, berries and seeds “want” to be eaten to aid in their dispersal and germination.

  • @alecsli
    @alecsli 3 года назад +8

    Im watching this for my 9th grade bio class

    • @patwellsemil
      @patwellsemil 3 года назад

      Imagine still being in 9th grade..

  • @hihm8169
    @hihm8169 6 лет назад +111

    This is so weird. I though there'd be more people who are lactose tolerant than intolerant. Which makes me the 1/3. Additionally I'm Asian and Asians are the race that are most lactose intolerant. About 90% Asian adults are lactose intolerant, which makes me the 10% who are not. I am so blessed I'm lactose tolerant because I LOVE dairy products.

    • @CreeperKiller666
      @CreeperKiller666 6 лет назад +6

      I find it odd how rate lactose tolerance is in Asia. Central asian nomads, like the people of Mongolia, consume tons of dairy, as do South Asians, especially Indian people. I wonder if these are newer cultural practices, and that's why lactose tolerance hasn't become pore common?

    • @an1rb
      @an1rb 6 лет назад +5

      Lactose tolerance in India is ~50%, more than in Southern Europe.

    • @PabloAun
      @PabloAun 4 года назад

      ok

    • @teodorafritz1424
      @teodorafritz1424 4 года назад +1

      Ikr I don't know one person who's lactose intolerant and I knew a lot of people have it but 2/3?!

    • @oskarxie1474
      @oskarxie1474 4 года назад

      AYE same!

  • @jaimytourigny3027
    @jaimytourigny3027 3 года назад +7

    'It's the only "food" made with the intention of being consummed.'
    Couldn't have better said it, wd

  • @Yartarb
    @Yartarb 8 лет назад +18

    Awesome! I'm lactose intolerate. It sucks :( dairy products are my favourite products!

    • @nonavailable4000
      @nonavailable4000 5 лет назад +2

      Then switch to plant based milk , like ones made from soy , almond, coconut , hemp , rice etc.., some of them do actually taste lighter and better than cow milk and don't cause the bloating and stuff 😎

    • @maru.0605
      @maru.0605 2 года назад

      Relatable

  • @comewither
    @comewither 7 лет назад +14

    It scares me that some day i may not be able to eat ice cream >.

  • @matthewcoronado2221
    @matthewcoronado2221 5 лет назад +7

    I watched this video in class but I decided to talk so I did not pay attention to any of it and I’m regretting it now because I have to rewatch the whole thing 😑

  • @blackphosphor
    @blackphosphor 9 лет назад +4

    Well done and well directed video. Thank you!

  • @shayfay00
    @shayfay00 8 лет назад +4

    The symptoms are terrible nausea, extreme stomach cramps, diarrhea, extreme gas benadryl helps the diarrhea and cramps

  • @ddigwell
    @ddigwell 7 лет назад +4

    Loved the information and great story telling at the same time.

  • @christadauria4362
    @christadauria4362 3 года назад +4

    On my strong paternal side of my D'Auria family on my long lineage, I have: Lactose-Intolerance as I only drink soy milk and almond milk---Not cow's milk and other dairy products. Remainder that I am the Second-Generation Italian-American as the Sephardic Jewish in a fact.

    • @beaulieuc8910
      @beaulieuc8910 Год назад

      I was lactose persistent until 57. I have some Ashkanazi genes.... I wonder if this means I have another mutation....

  • @varunv2584
    @varunv2584 Год назад +1

    I think I have lactase persistence, never had diarrhea from drinking fresh milk in large quantities.

  • @PolarChimes
    @PolarChimes Год назад +1

    This was really interesting, thanks

  • @gabyajibade2923
    @gabyajibade2923 4 года назад +2

    what type of natural selection would this be? Example: stabilizing, disruptive, directional?

  • @randommemesweekly4417
    @randommemesweekly4417 3 года назад +3

    shout out to my bro evolution for allowing me to drink milk in my tea

  • @PyschBytes
    @PyschBytes 2 года назад +2

    That was awesome. learned so much.

    • @biointeractive
      @biointeractive  2 года назад +2

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @xix8063
      @xix8063 2 года назад

      Shut the hell up we all hate bio it’s alr

  • @johnfernando5429
    @johnfernando5429 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love it. I'm lactose persistence!

  • @Alf258
    @Alf258 2 года назад +5

    I'm lactose intolerant as I recently discovered with a test .All my life I was avoiding milk and yogurt because I could see how my body reacted when I consumed dairy products. I don't have the mutation after all.

    • @kumarmanjeet6704
      @kumarmanjeet6704 Год назад

      Same here.. After leaving milk I can observe me

    • @Spyrit2011
      @Spyrit2011 Год назад

      You can have lactase infused dairy.

    • @budd2nd
      @budd2nd 11 месяцев назад

      And lactase tablets are easily available too.

  • @UFBMusic
    @UFBMusic 7 лет назад +2

    5:27 Mr Terwilliger, there's a problem down to the ce-ment mixer!

  • @Jrowmight1
    @Jrowmight1 2 года назад +2

    Damn man’s really downed that whole glass of milk and went on with his day.

  • @SiennaBillalba
    @SiennaBillalba 10 месяцев назад

    This was Awesome

  • @alphaomegalovesu1017
    @alphaomegalovesu1017 4 года назад +2

    i know cats really loves milk. my cat already died but during her adulthood i still give her a small amount of sterilized milk sometimes. i am aware that adult cat actually doesn't need milk so i see to it that she only get milk few times.

  • @urbandryad8847
    @urbandryad8847 11 месяцев назад +1

    😔✊. bio 106 class where u at

  • @monkey-fz2io
    @monkey-fz2io 3 года назад +8

    4:30 wow just forget about half the world ok i see how it is

    • @austingray1359
      @austingray1359 3 года назад +2

      When you so embarrassed about the entire America's that you don't even include them as being on the same planet.

  • @windokeluanda
    @windokeluanda 6 лет назад +1

    Fantastic!

  • @kenesto6262
    @kenesto6262 3 года назад +1

    1. C
    2. A
    3.C
    4. B
    5. B

  • @SSNewberry
    @SSNewberry 3 года назад +1

    Not "all" but almost all. Some are born without it and for most of human history, they died.

  • @wimblop
    @wimblop 3 года назад +2

    hello fellow students in bio

  • @austingray1359
    @austingray1359 3 года назад +1

    So cool how they got Will Ferrell to do this for us.

  • @elwoodipop
    @elwoodipop 2 года назад +1

    Have an question: how lactose tolerance is an example of natural selection in humans?

    • @budd2nd
      @budd2nd 2 года назад +2

      You should definitely watch the video, because your question is explained within it.

    • @beaulieuc8910
      @beaulieuc8910 Год назад

      not if there is lacto free milk lol

    • @PappyP
      @PappyP 8 месяцев назад

      @@beaulieuc8910 lactose free milk wasn't in food stores 2000 years ago 😭

  • @budd2nd
    @budd2nd 2 года назад +7

    I’m going to show this to my anti-evolution friend. Let’s see if he can deny evolution happened, when I show him evidence of it. Thank you so much for this video.

    • @someguyusa
      @someguyusa Год назад +1

      Well, this isn't evolution on the scale that would impress your friend most likely. Technically, the gene for lactase production already exists in all humans, it's just a matter of if the gene expression stays on or not. That kind of thing can happen with lots of stuff, such as how certain animal fur changes color based on temperature, and that's not the body developing something new that didn't already exist. Good luck.

    • @budd2nd
      @budd2nd 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@someguyusa
      I partly agree with you, but evolution is defined as change in the heritable characteristics, passed on to future generations. So this does count as an evolutionary change, but not the strawman version that he will likely be looking for.

  • @BCmtb
    @BCmtb 3 года назад +1

    Hello fellow bio students

  • @asksassia6893
    @asksassia6893 3 года назад +2

    shout out anthropology students

  • @chloedavis3147
    @chloedavis3147 3 года назад

    4:15 the rest of the world: baby, i'm not even here

  • @transposase
    @transposase 4 года назад

    Curious to know what the allelic frequencies are in the world's largest producers and consumers of milk: folks in the indian sub-continent, where dairy trumps the consumption of the cow.

  • @ederfabian9111
    @ederfabian9111 5 лет назад +3

    Shout out to vargas ✊🏼

  • @nihil1
    @nihil1 6 лет назад +6

    I'm one of the most lactose tolerant people that I know. I can literally drink a full litre of milk at once without experiencing problems afterwards. Except getting fat, of course. ;p

    • @9444jack
      @9444jack 5 лет назад

      ur a full litre of milk ;p

    • @kicknadeadcat
      @kicknadeadcat 5 лет назад

      You must’ve come from a culture that domesticated cattle thousands of years ago. I’m from Italian ancestry which has been drinking milk and making cheese for I don’t know how many generations.

    • @kdawson8981
      @kdawson8981 9 месяцев назад

      Same! I love that as an adult I can eat and drink dairy. Ice cream is literally my fav thing! And according to ancestry I am like 99% Northern European.

  • @k5ttiezz
    @k5ttiezz 10 месяцев назад

    not me being lactose intoleraant eating ice cream while watching this video. i want to throw up rn💀💀

  • @SomeDudeArmyMen
    @SomeDudeArmyMen 3 года назад

    Gillibert AP BIO 2021-2022, anyone??

  • @Apipus
    @Apipus 8 лет назад +1

    Watching this as I eat yogurt and drink a smoothie

  • @luisvasquez5327
    @luisvasquez5327 4 года назад +1

    i hate being lactose intolerant lol i want to enjoy my seasonal pumpkin cheesecake ben and jerry's in peace

    • @luisvasquez5327
      @luisvasquez5327 4 года назад

      who cares lol im gonna eat some while watching this

  • @bagu3471
    @bagu3471 2 года назад +1

    are we all doing bio homework rn?

  • @bxttonsedits6514
    @bxttonsedits6514 3 года назад

    Watching this for biology class 🥴

  • @augervongaribaldi
    @augervongaribaldi 5 лет назад +5

    Anyone in anthropology right now? lol

  • @gaylecheung3087
    @gaylecheung3087 4 года назад +2

    I am a 58-year-old Canadian female Chinese heritage and I drink open 4 litres of milk per week, Yes I love my milk 🥛

  • @ramibeer2858
    @ramibeer2858 4 года назад +4

    where's the Americas in that map? are the Brits salty after 250+ years?

  • @loreleiloriestone9179
    @loreleiloriestone9179 2 года назад

    12:52 Well it's not quite the only food produced to be consumed, right? Isn't honey meant exclusively for consumption?

  • @braden2206
    @braden2206 4 года назад +1

    I'm the only one who thinks that dude at 0:55 lookin like a younger Chris Hansen

  • @Stephen_Eee
    @Stephen_Eee 4 года назад +1

    It was the Vikings they went all around or flat the world and spread the lactose gene.

  • @TigrexHunter95
    @TigrexHunter95 6 лет назад

    Eso de ver que los gatos adultos son intorelantes a la lactosa me ha roto la infancia. Muchas gracias por arruinar infancias

  • @kh12x
    @kh12x 7 месяцев назад

    poor cat just wants some undetectable sugars 😿😿2:38

  • @amalia_ag
    @amalia_ag 3 года назад

    What about casein intolerance?

  • @WhyItsMedora
    @WhyItsMedora Год назад

    2:32 That poor cat

  • @nahshon9998
    @nahshon9998 3 года назад

    Drinking milk, that you once drank, is not microbe to man evolution. It is a simple mutation. A mutation that you already possess.

    • @spatrk6634
      @spatrk6634 2 года назад +1

      what about insertion mutation.
      is that evolution?
      what about billion insertion mutations over a course of billion of generations?
      would that be evolution

  • @Mr._Nic3_Guy
    @Mr._Nic3_Guy 8 лет назад

    If you're in Bio 40 C watching this.... then AYYYYY THOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @ZackGoldsteinVlogs
    @ZackGoldsteinVlogs 3 года назад +1

    4:32 don't be shy show the rest of the world.

  • @xxjuztgetzworsexx
    @xxjuztgetzworsexx 3 года назад +3

    Crazy how all of our boi classes use this as an excuse for work

  • @nokturnal6146
    @nokturnal6146 4 года назад

    What's up my bois on Mrs.Westons Bio :)

  • @obiwahndagobah9543
    @obiwahndagobah9543 6 лет назад +7

    The Vegans, which say meat is unnatural for humans, should look at those hunter-gatherers

    • @rheajayaram9351
      @rheajayaram9351 6 лет назад +8

      the hunter gatherers ate meat cause they didnt know how to cultivate crop. Why dont you go back to the stone ages then if you want to do everything our ancestors did??

  • @patriciobueno830
    @patriciobueno830 5 лет назад +2

    In the "map of the world" the makers of this video forgot America the continent

  • @phineasnyangoro1906
    @phineasnyangoro1906 7 лет назад +1

    I know it's not that serious or relevant in this context, but I hate it when people say Tanzania as Tan (like sun tan ) zania instead of Tan (pronounced Tahn) zania, that's not how you say it.

    • @Thedamped
      @Thedamped 7 лет назад +5

      Kind of like how when people pronounce Germany, "jer-min-ee" instead of "doisch-lond"?

  • @girlperson1
    @girlperson1 7 лет назад +2

    My father and I are both lactose intolerant and yet, my DNA test said I should be lactose tolerant...some other gene involved no doubt.

  • @K48-g8w
    @K48-g8w 4 года назад +1

    FS Bio10 fall 2019 here lmao

  • @asmrcynthiamiller9396
    @asmrcynthiamiller9396 8 лет назад

    I cant handle any dairy products

  • @poor_jafar
    @poor_jafar 5 месяцев назад +1

    14:12

  • @anonymouswitch6612
    @anonymouswitch6612 2 года назад +1

    everyone says they are here for a bio/anthro class but not one soul said hey let me give some ppl some answersr real quick natural selection is coming for yall and im so serious

  • @nemanjasw1
    @nemanjasw1 9 месяцев назад

    watching this in bathroom 😬

  • @benengelbert915
    @benengelbert915 5 лет назад

    Who here goes to RJ

  • @diegopetacchi3851
    @diegopetacchi3851 3 года назад

    Mi interrogano su sta roba

  • @uhmEvade
    @uhmEvade 3 года назад

    sup LSU bio lab students

  • @tadajashaw5033
    @tadajashaw5033 4 года назад

    Here

  • @PastaCamel
    @PastaCamel 7 лет назад +16

    My teacher made me watch this boring video against my will :(

    • @beaulieuc8910
      @beaulieuc8910 Год назад

      when you become lactose intolerant it is interesting one day

  • @robinwarren6924
    @robinwarren6924 4 года назад +2

    5:09 Sweet home Alabama!!!

    • @davidgn40
      @davidgn40 4 года назад +5

      There is no sign of incest in that punnet square

  • @chadhansen5057
    @chadhansen5057 8 лет назад +1

    One good trate for haveing paile skin

    • @kroypatcha
      @kroypatcha 8 лет назад +5

      did saw the video? Dark skin people also got mutation (different mutation ) which does same. Skin color is not relevant.

    • @chadhansen5057
      @chadhansen5057 8 лет назад

      venkata kishore yea but almost evey one that has pale skin has this mutation

    • @kishorevenkata1020
      @kishorevenkata1020 8 лет назад +3

      +Chad Hansen That is relation but accident. there are many white adults , who can't drink milk(skin doesn't helped them). I understand you might have wrote your comment as joke. no problem.

    • @chadhansen5057
      @chadhansen5057 8 лет назад

      Kishore Venkata the vast majority of northern Europeans have this trait that's what I was saying

    • @aylee539
      @aylee539 8 лет назад +3

      Does that pale skin include Eastern Asians?

  • @rohineraut5971
    @rohineraut5971 7 лет назад

    I am for Indian lactose problems how to solution please

    • @annahellingson9537
      @annahellingson9537 7 лет назад

      Rohine Raut no solution

    • @Sciolist
      @Sciolist 7 лет назад +1

      Rohine Raut most Indian are lactose tolerant

    • @travstravinho2766
      @travstravinho2766 6 лет назад +1

      There are pills you can take before ingesting dairy products, these have lactase, which will counter your lack of it for a few hours!

  • @sharp4ce378
    @sharp4ce378 4 года назад +1

    Here cause corona no cap

  • @DeepSouthExperience
    @DeepSouthExperience 4 года назад

    Gator Anthropology!

  • @tastierjungle4645
    @tastierjungle4645 4 года назад

    𝘿𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙣𝙞𝙫 𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙮𝙜

  • @shazamtos1496
    @shazamtos1496 3 года назад

    mommy milkies

  • @alexpletsch4539
    @alexpletsch4539 6 лет назад

    Zoo102 squad

  • @theologian1456
    @theologian1456 4 года назад

    The earth is less than 10,000 years old and man has been here since the beginning.

    • @biointeractive
      @biointeractive  4 года назад +1

      ha ha punny name. Also, I thought it was only 6,000 years.

  • @Yanglerfish
    @Yanglerfish 5 лет назад +117

    Cells be like
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    8
    oo

  • @magsmccat
    @magsmccat 3 года назад +27

    The fact that I’ve had to watch this for 2 separate bio classes

  • @TheOriginalLilCC
    @TheOriginalLilCC 7 лет назад +49

    S/O to all my Fresno State peeps watching this for Bio 10 😤

  • @Zezarc010203
    @Zezarc010203 7 лет назад +43

    I'm craving milk all of a sudden

  • @davispaul7726
    @davispaul7726 3 года назад +9

    Pov:your supposed to be watching the video for bio but your looking at the comments

  • @kungfupanda5172
    @kungfupanda5172 4 года назад +14

    I read some comments about their bio classes, lmao I came here because i'm lactose intolerant and i want to know more behind it.. ❤😂