Insulin - the Crooked Timber

Insulin - the Crooked Timber
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 9780192855381
ISBN-13 : 0192855387
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Book Synopsis Insulin - the Crooked Timber by : Kersten T. Hall

Download or read book Insulin - the Crooked Timber written by Kersten T. Hall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the discovery of insulin, a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes was a death sentence. To mark the centenary of this landmark in medicine, this book charts the journey of how insulin was transformed from what one clinician called 'thick brown muck' into the very first drug to be produced using genetic engineering, and which earned the founders of US biotech company Genentech a small fortune. Taking the reader on a fascinating journey, starting with the discovery of insulin in the 1920s through to the present day, Insulin - The Crooked Timber reveals a story of monstrous egos, toxic career rivalries, and a few unsung heroes and heroines. It discusses in detail the circumstances of Canadian scientist Frederick Banting whose award of the 1923 Nobel Prize for this life-saving discovery proved to be both a blessing and a curse for him and explores how the human story behind this discovery still remains one of ongoing political and scientific controversy. The book is the result of the author's own shocking diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes and its story reminds us all of what technology can - and cannot do - for us. As the world struggles to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and face future challenges such as climate change, the lessons that we can learn from the story of insulin have never been more important.


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