Tag: Primate evolution

The inability of humans to produce our own vitamin C is a metabolic error that affects all of us, a genetic quirk we share with other primates like apes and monkeys. This fundamental biological change prompts the question: when did humans stop synthesizing vitamin C, and what happened as a result?

The idea of a forbidden fruit from a religious text is a compelling story, but scientific evidence suggests that fruit-eating began much earlier, with our primate ancestors consuming fruits as far back as 60 to 80 million years ago. This makes answering "Who was the first to eat fruit?" a journey deep into our evolutionary past.