The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean· Staffel 10· Folge 6
Human Photosynthesis
Dienstag, 29. April 2025 · 19 min
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Rickets was once a devastating disease: up to 90 percent of the children showed symptoms in some cities, including bent spines and bowed legs, and it resulted in many women dying during childbirth. The search for the cause of rickets took decades, and ended with a startling discovery—that much like plants, human beings had the ability to photosynthesize.
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