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3 unusual facts about John Francis Filmer


John Francis Filmer

In 1925, he joined the Department of Agriculture in Freemantle.

During his period in Western Australia, Filmer, in collaboration with E. J. Underwood, achieved a major research success which was to prove of incalculable benefit to agriculture in New Zealand and throughout the world.

This clearly foreshadowed the discovery of vitamin B12 and proof that the role of cobalt as an essential trace element is exerted through this vitamin.



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