101 REASONS IT'S GREAT TO BE CANADIAN |
REASON #5 |
Discovery of Insulin |
In 1921 a group of Canadian doctors working at the University of Toronto made a discovery that forever changed the lives of people with diabetes. Doctors Banting, Best, Collip and MacLeod would eventually be the first Canadians awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discovering Insulin. |
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You can learn more about these great Canadians by clicking on the picture to the left. You can also visit the Virtual Museum of Canada |
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