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THE FRUIT-EATING BAT, GUINEA PIG, BUL-BUL BIRD, AND MAN

BBC Radio 3
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by DR. MAGNUS PYKE
A zoological ragbag? Possibly, but these four do have something in common. Alone among known species they cannot make their own vitamin C. They have what we choose to call an inborn error of metabolism. Dr. Pyke reflects on some of the consequences of being able to overcome these errors.
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Dr. Magnus Pyke
Source: Radio Times

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