![]() ![]() A young surgeon with no bench research experience has his curiosity piqued by a casual journal article. Imagine the following absurd scenario for a research proposal. The story reads like one of Berton Rouche's medical detective tales or a Michael Crichton science fiction novel. When I first read the book in the 1980s I couldn't put it down, and the hair on my neck still rises when I look at those handwritten notes penned during that hot Toronto summer of 1921. But because it was not a cure, it was also one of the century's premier disappointments. For a diabetes physician, Bliss's classic book is like “The Creation.” The Discovery of Insulin is the true tale of the medical and scientific detective work and intrigue that led to what is arguably one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. ![]()
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