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In September 1923, Popular Science profiled Frederick Grant Banting, a young Canadian doctor who discovered insulin and helped millions.
The new serum is insulin, a name derived from the Latin word meaning “island.” This name was applied because the particular groups of intestinal cells from which the serum is extracted are known in medicine as the “Islands of Langerhans.”
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The new serum is insulin, a name derived from the Latin word meaning “island.” This name was applied because the particular groups of intestinal cells from which the serum is extracted are known in medicine as the “Islands of Langerhans.”
From the archives: How a medical 'outsider' discovered insulin
In September 1923, Popular Science profiled Frederick Grant Banting, a young doctor who discovered insulin and helped millions with diabetes.
www.popsci.com