In this engaging and award-winning account, historian Michael Bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and...

Frederick Banting was thirty-one when he received the Nobel Prize for his part in the discovery of insulin. He was catapulted to instant fame, for which he was neither personally nor professionally prepared. Set up as head of his own...

"The Discovery of Insulin" von Michael Bliss ist eine umfassende historische Darstellung der Entdeckung des lebensrettenden Hormons Insulin. Das Buch beschreibt die bahnbrechenden medizinischen Entwicklungen in den frühen 1920er Jahren,...