Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin /
Series: Scientists and inventors series Published by : Copp Clark Pitman, (Mississauga, Ont. :) Physical details: 28 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 21 cm. ISBN:0773050531 (bound) :; 077305054X (pbk.) :.
Subject(s):
Banting, F. G.
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(Frederick Grant),
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Sir,
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1891-1941
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Juvenile literature.
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Diabetes
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Research
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Canada
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Juvenile literature.
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Medical scientists
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Canada
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Biography
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Juvenile literature.
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Physicians
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Juvenile literature.
Year: 1991
Item type:
Print
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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W. Ross Macdonald School Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 616.4 FRE (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Copy: 1 | Available | 2013-0455 |
Includes index.
This biography of Banting describes his early life and his work in 1921 to discover insulin, a drug which is used to control diabetes. It also discusses his other achievements and the treatment of diabetes today.
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