By Tyler Allen, the Texas A&M Foundation COLLEGE STATION, Sept. 5, 2017 – Historical evidence suggests 17th-century sailors defied the odds — and the physical limitations of the human body — by surviving off their limited and unhealthy diets while at sea. Texas A&M University doctoral student Grace Tsai set out to find out what made this phenomenon possible with her Ship Biscuit and Salted Beef Project. “The human body has a surprising ability to adapt to […]
