Initial Beliefs and Experiments Explored: What did the scientists initially believe was causing beriberi and how did this guide their experiment?
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In the late 19th century, a mysterious and devastating disease called beriberi plagued populations, especially in the Dutch East Indies. At the time, prevailing scientific thought led researchers to hypothesize that beriberi was caused by a bacterial infection, an initial belief that profoundly shaped the direction of their early experiments.
