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Re:Vitamin C is a bug that needs to be patched by UseofWeapons on Saturday February 25, 2012 @11:17PM (#3634794)
Ok, look back at the wiki.

Do you know <i>why</i> you can't internally produce Vit C?

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Re:Vitamin C is a bug that needs to be patched by jbri on Sunday February 26, 2012 @12:58AM (#3634953)
Because a mutation turned off our precursor's ability to do so, and (due to the abundance of vitamin C in their diet), wasn't immediately deleterous but instead managed to spread throughout the entire population.
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