Serendipity in Practice: Breakthroughs in Nutrition of Animals and Humans; Mar 16, 2006
Channel: Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: 12/11/2013

David H. Baker
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences

Many great discoveries in science have been made by carefully pursuing unintended and ancillary findings. Examples will be given from UIUC comparative nutrition research to illustrate how serendipity can (and does) work. Research on copper, niacin, and vitamin D-3 will be covered in the lecture.