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“A substance that makes you ill if you don't eat it.”

Quote by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

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Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was a renowned physiologist born on September 16, 1893, in Hungary, and passed away on October 22, 1986. He made significant contributions to biochemistry, particularly in the study of vitamins, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. more

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