Saturday, January 22, 2011

Jan. 11, 1922: Insulin Makes a Nice Shot

1922: Insulin is used for the first time to treat diabetes in a human being.
During a clinical test at the University of Toronto, an injection of bovine insulin was administered to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson by endocrinologist Frederick Banting, who had been researching ways of extracting insulin from the pancreas. The boy suffered an allergic reaction [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2011/01/0111insulin-nice-shot/

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