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The Discovery of Insulin

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Discovery of Insulin

By Michael Bliss

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About the book

The discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921-22 was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of disease. Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the Canadian research team of Banting, Best, Collip, and Macleod. In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story b...Show more

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9781487516574

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University of Toronto Press

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2017

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