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Ep 19 Scurvy: Thanks a lot, evolution.

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 01:01:53
Publish Date: 2019-02-05 02:00:00
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Arr, mateys, climb aboard for a swash-buckling tale of when the high seas were full of disease! Today we’re covering a non-infectious but no less terrifying scourge that has wrecked millions of lives and sent even the bravest of sailors quivering in their boots: Scurvy. From the open ocean to the California gold rush to modern times, scurvy has been causing collagen breakdown throughout human history, and we can blame it all on...evolution?

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