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The Discovery of Insulin
Michael Bliss dismantles the myth of insulin’s discovery as a solo triumph by Banting and Best. Instead, he reveals a tangled story of teamwork, rivalries, and scientific grit involving surgeons, students, physiologists, and biochemists. This isn’t a neat hero’s tale—it’s a messy, human drama behind one of medicine’s greatest breakthroughs.
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