AWhat changed
Developed pancreatic extracts, purification and early clinical use that made insulin treatment possible for people with diabetes.
Scientific scope
The experimental, purification and early clinical development of insulin treatment documented in the Toronto history.
Evidence
Original sources and institutional historical accounts support the stated contribution. The reading boundary is recorded at each source; this assessment is not an independent scientific verification.
Contributors
- Frederick Banting · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- Charles Best · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- James Collip · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- John Macleod · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- Walter Campbell · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
- Almon Fletcher · SCIENCE: Named source contributor to this scoped work; individual labor shares are not measured.
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
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