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Did you know? Insulin was discovered in 1921 by Banting and Best in a Toronto lab. They tested it on a dog with diabetes; within hours the animal recovered. Banting later sold his share of the Nobel patent to Best for $1 — he thought it unfair his assistant got nothing.

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Insulin was discovered in 1921 by Banting and Best in a Toronto lab. They tested it on a dog with diabetes; within hours the animal recovered. Banting later sold his share of the Nobel patent to Best for $1 — he thought it unfair his assistant got nothing.

Insuline werd in 1921 ontdekt door Banting en Best in een Toronto-laboratorium. Ze testten het op een hond met diabetes; binnen uren herstelde het dier. Banting deelde later zijn deel van het Nobelpatent met Best voor 1 dollar — hij vond het oneerlijk dat zijn assistent niets kreeg.

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