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Frederick Banting and colleagues were awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine 100 years ago this week for their discovery of insulin
October 29th marks the 41st anniversary of one of biotechnology’s most significant milestones — the approval by the Food and Drug Administration of Humulin, human insulin synthesized in genetically engineered bacteria to treat diabetes. The first “biopharmaceutical,” or drug made with molecular genetic engineering techniques, to be approved, it launched a revolutionary era in drug development.
Prof JJR Macleod was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 100 years ago.
The world will always be grateful to Aberdeen's JJR Macleod, who played a key role in the discovery of insulin, writes Professor George Boyne.
John Ivison is joined by history teacher and author, J.D.M. Stewart to discuss the strange death of Canadian history in our public life.