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They, except us, guinea pigs, and a few others, synthesize vitamin C within their bodies.
by yostrovs 8y ago
They, except us, guinea pigs, and a few others, synthesize vitamin C within their bodies.
- bchallenor 8y agoI find this pretty fascinating. Apparently it's a single gene that is responsible for the inability to synthesize vitamin C. [1] [1] https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/401/why-do-humans-not-produce-vitamin-c-like-other-mammals https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/401/why-do-human...