An orange a day keeps the scurvy away
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Scurvy is a nutritional deficiency disease that began in the 15th century and afflicted those deprived of fresh food, particularly the sailors who circumnavigated the world for long periods of time. James Lind, a Scottish naval surgeon, was first to discover in 1747 that daily doses of lemons and oranges cured the ailment of sailors. Later discoveries in 1907 by Axel Holst and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi included the attribution of the disease to lack of the essential dietary component and the identification of vitamin C which was later called ascorbic acid.
Publication Name: Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Subject: Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
ISSN: 0165-6147
Year: 1998
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Feedbacks from the sea floor
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Sedimentary rocks have over 10(super7) gigatonnes of organic carbon of marine origin, and scientists believe this is evidence that oxygen was added to the ocean and the atmosphere in varying degrees over time. Hartnett and colleagues have presented evidence that the period of exposure by organic materials to dissolved oxygen after being incorporated into sediments, is a crucial control.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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The good buy
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A consumer describes how happy he felt after purchasing a car for its full sticker price. He felt no need to negotiate because he liked the salesman, who also happened to be incompetent. He believes that buyers should try to please salespeople and allow salespeople to take advantage of them.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
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