Science

Fascinating story of how long and confusing the journey to find the cause and cure for scurvy was, despite the fact that it simply is a deficiency disease due to a lack of vitamin C.

It makes you wonder how many seemingly complicated phenomena or problems have simple solutions. And how hard it must be to figure out causes & solutions that are actually a lot more complex than the one for scurvy.

Fascinating story of how long and confusing the journey to find the cause and cure for scurvy was, despite the fact that it simply is a deficiency disease due to a lack of vitamin C.

It makes you wonder how many seemingly complicated phenomena or problems have simple solutions. And how hard it must be to figure out causes & solutions that are actually a lot more complex than the one for scurvy.

https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2022/01/11/reality-is-very-weird-and-you-need-to-be-prepared-for-that/

Legitimately interesting. I also never realized that not all citrus is antiscorbutic.

Yeah, I didn’t know either and I would wager most people don’t. It’s crazy to think that not knowing this seemingly random fact cost some people’s lives in the past.