The Discovery of Insulin - The Miracle - Extra History - #1

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Jan 19th 1922, University of Toronto. Day and night for 11 days James Collip has been in the lab preparing sample after sample of a hormone taken from beef pancreas. His team hopes this will save thousands of children a year but in truth, it’s one specific child Collip is trying to save, and it’s a race for the cure.

Follow John James Rikard Macleod, Frederick Banting, Charles Best, and James Collip in the discovery of insulin, a miracle cure, and stay tuned for part 2!

Part Two: Coming Soon!
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