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Evidence of Pig Domestication - Dr. Jiajing Wang

Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta

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Exploring the Connection Between Pigs and Human Waste

This chapter examines the discovery of whipworm eggs in dental calculus, highlighting their implications for understanding the relationship between humans and pigs. The findings suggest that pigs' consumption of human waste indicates close proximity, which may have influenced domestication processes.

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