Fred & Marjorie
Author
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
55 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
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Description
In 1921, Frederick Banting was a young doctor with an idea: could the mysterious secretions of the pancreas be used to treat diabetes? We now call this substance insulin, and its life-saving discovery was an impactful milestone in medical science. Banting and his assistant, Charles Best, worked together in a small lab to test the theory with street dogs. Banting formed a special bond with one of his test dogs and gave her a name: Marjorie. After Marjorie...