feb 11, 1922 - Discovery of Insulin

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Canadian doctor Sir Frederick Banting co-discovered insulin with John James Rickard Macloed in Toronto.

Thanks to them, insulin is now used to cure diabetes.

They received the Noble Prize in 1923 for their discovery.

Source: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1923/banting/lecture/

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