science tumbled: The Discovery of Vitamins →
This is some interesting information about vitamins and contains the following words in this order:
the Polish biochemist Casimir Funk
Casimir Funk, I don’t know you, but I’m sure the bands named after you are brilliant.
The concept of vitamins is a hundred years old this year.
During the late 19th century, there were outbreaks of fatal beriberi in East Asia. The study of this disease would lead to the discovery of vitamins. Kanehiro Takaki, a doctor in the Japanese navy, took a special interest in the…
