ABSTRACT
Albert Szent-Györgyi was a Hungarian biochemist and physiologist. He identified the structure and function of vitamin C, naming it as ascorbic acid. His research on cellular respiration and oxidation provided the basis for Krebs’ citric acid cycle. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1937. With his collaborators, he discovered the biochemical basis of muscle contractility, isolating the basic proteins, giving them the name myosin and actin. Later on, he worked on the theory of carcinogenesis, linked to electron movements. He was one of the first researchers to describe the connection between free radicals and cancer. He lived a long, very complete life, defending always his opinion and freedom.
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History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Ascorbic Acid/history , Biochemistry/history , Nobel Prize , HungaryABSTRACT
Medical errors can be defined as value laden facts, in relation to guidelines or expectations, to the responsibility involved, to the obligations abated, to the pertinence of excuses afforded because of complexity, compliance and prudence or its aggravation through recklessness. Due care is related to prevention and corresponding attitudes. Professionalism, continous education and quality control systems to detect errors withut dispensing inexcusable faults, are the main tools to avoid medical errors