The Discovery of Insulin
Diabetes was a death sentence until a Toronto laboratory changed that in the 1920s, and then everyone involved began fighting over the credit.
Before 1921 a diagnosis of diabetes was a death sentence, and doctors tested for it by tasting urine. Bliss reconstructs the Toronto breakthrough in detail, including the bitter disputes over credit that followed, and the result is among the best accounts written of how a single medical discovery actually happens.
Recommended by 1 Person
Tyler Cowen
An excellent biomedical history, noting that the key breakthrough came in Toronto in the 1920s.
As an Amazon Associate, bookstoread.org earns from qualifying purchases. Links to Amazon on this page may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Spotted an error on this page? Tell us and we will fix it.