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> After the initial fear of a cancer prognosis, Arline was diagnosed with lymphatic tuberculosis in 1941, possibly contracted from unpasteurized milk. I want t
by tchalla 5y ago
> After the initial fear of a cancer prognosis, Arline was diagnosed with lymphatic tuberculosis in 1941, possibly contracted from unpasteurized milk.
I want to take a step back and realise how far humans have come in 80 years.
- orgels_revenge 5y agoHere here. What a great thing to no longer confront in our daily lives.
- scotty79 5y agoIt always irks me how people bash modern food and its safety and glorify all the natural handmade and handpreserved food. Literally zero respect for painstakingly developed processes that save life and health of hundreds of thousands people on daily basis.
- bskinny129 5y agoPlus I believe Feynman’s baby brother died from an infected hangnail. Going off memory from Gleick’s book, so please correct if slightly off.