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A fact from Single-grain experiment appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 October 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the single-grain experiment conducted between 1907 and 1911 would lead to the development of modern human nutrition?

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Is "Single-grain experiment" should have a capital at its the beginning? I've changed it for now. Michaelas10 (T|C) 21:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This experiment

Was this experiment really that significant per se or was it the knowledge gained from all the similar experiments? Nil Einne 16:45, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To me the significance is in how nutrition in early pregnancy can make a huge difference in the health of a baby.

“The first indication in the scientific literature that nutrition could affect the mammalian embryo was from the work done at the University of Wisconsin on the effects of various rations on cows. Hart and his coworkers reported in 1911 that cows fed wheat alone produced stillborn or immature, weak calves that did not live. When the ration was supplemented with bone meal, the calves were normal.”

(The discussion just before this is that nongenetic factors were not even considered, particularly nutrition. This 1911 experiment was absolutely a turning point. Hurley LS. "Developmental Nutrition". Prentice-Hall 1980 pg 74.) Pawpawseed66 (talk) 14:44, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a citation for the similar results: "Similar results had been done in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1901, in Poland 1910, and in England in 1906 (though the English results were not published until 1912)." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pawpawseed66 (talk • contribs) 02:51, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Opening paragraph

I think the opening paragraph should give a one-sentence summary of what the experiment actually was. AdamBiswanger1 20:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dean when?

This article says Dean Henry wouldn't agree, then later says Henry (now a Dean) relented. This needs to be fixed. Liastnir 13:30, 13 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]