With whom did Banting share the Nobel Prize?
James Watson
John Macleod
Gertrude Elion
Marie Curie
Answer
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1923 was jointly awarded to Frederick Banting and John Macleod for their discovery of insulin. Banting, a Canadian surgeon, and Macleod, a Scottish physiologist, collaborated in Toronto to isolate and purify insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. This breakthrough revolutionized the treatment of diabetes, which had previously been a life-threatening disease.
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