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...secretion) was eliminated. His work then attracted attention at the University of Toronto, and he was offered the use of the Connaught Laboratories there. He was assisted by C. H. Best, another young laboratory man, by Dr. J. B. Collip, of the University of Alberta, who has since discovered " gluckokinin," an insulin substitute derived from green vegetables (TIME, June 4), and he especially profited by the friendly oversight and advice of Dr. J. J. R. McLeod, professor of physiology, who has also been mentioned for the Nobel Prize. To Dr. Banting, however, must always be given the lion's share...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Prizeman | 8/27/1923 | See Source »

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