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Author Bliss, Michael, 1941-2017, author, writer of preface.

Title The discovery of insulin / Michael Bliss
Edition Special centenary edition / with a new preface by Michael Bliss ; with a new foreword by Alison Li
Published Toronto ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2021

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Contents A long prelude -- Banting's idea -- The summer of 1921 -- "A mysterious something" -- Triumph -- "Unspeakably wonderful" -- Resurrection -- Who discovered insulin? -- Honouring the prophets -- A continuing epilogue
Summary "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 the ability to bring diabetes patients back from the very brink of death. It was no surprise that in 1923 the Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the Canadian research team of Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod. In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss draws on archival records and personal adventures to recount the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific genius. With a new preface by Michael Bliss and a foreword by Alison Li, the special centenary edition of The Discovery of Insulin honours the one hundredth anniversary of insulin's discovery and its continued significance a century later."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941.
Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978.
Collip, J. B. (James Bertram), 1892-1965.
Macleod, J. J. R. (John James Rickard), 1876-1935
SUBJECT Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941 fast
Best, Charles Herbert, 1899-1978 fast
Collip, J. B. (James Bertram), 1892-1965 fast
Macleod, J. J. R. (John James Rickard), 1876-1935 fast
Subject Insulin -- History -- 20th century
Pancreas -- Secretions -- Experiments -- History -- 20th century
Diabetes -- Research -- History -- 20th century
Pancreas.
Secretion.
Insulin -- history
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 -- drug therapy
Pancreas
Bodily Secretions
History, 20th Century
MEDICAL / History
Diabetes -- Research
Insulin
SUBJECT Canada https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002170
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Li, Alison, 1963- writer of foreword.
ISBN 9781487529154
9781487529147
1487529155
1487529147