Maximizing life expectancy/enjoyment
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:22:37 +0100, MattLB
posted:
"Moosh!" wrote:
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 05:58:42 GMT, DZ posted:
Seth Breidbart wrote:
In article , B-Ob1 wrote:
I disagree...the MAIN difference between MAN and animal is thet THEY
make their OWN Vitamin "C"...we do NOT!! B-0b1
I'd expect that sort of "reasoning" from a guinea pig.
also bats and salmon
Thanks. I knew there were others, but not which ones.
The other apes can't synthesize vitamin C either, but since they consume
grams of it a day, that's never a problem for them.
Thanks Matt. I guessed they would not make their own ascorbic acid.
If you are never ever short of it, you won't likely evolve to make it,
unless by accident.
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