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Charles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) born in Washington County, Maine was a Medical Scientist. He is credited with discovering [[Insulin|insulin]] along with Sir Frederick Grant [[Banting|Banting]] and James Bertram [[Collip|Collip]]. They also worked with John James Rikard [[Macleod|Macleod]] in his laboratory at the Univeristy of Toronto where Best was an assistant. However, despite Best's work [[Banting|Banting]] and [[Macleod|Macleod]] were awarded the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize in]] 1923 for their discovery. However [[Banting|Banting]] gifted half of his prize money to Best as he felt Best deserved alot of the credit<ref>Young, F.; Hales, C. N. (1982). "Charles Herbert Best. 27 February 1899-31 March 1978"</ref>. | Charles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) born in Washington County, Maine was a Medical Scientist. He is credited with discovering [[Insulin|insulin]] along with Sir Frederick Grant [[Banting|Banting]] and James Bertram [[Collip|Collip]]. They also worked with John James Rikard [[Macleod|Macleod]] in his laboratory at the Univeristy of Toronto where Best was an assistant. However, despite Best's work [[Banting|Banting]] and [[Macleod|Macleod]] were awarded the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize in]] 1923 for their discovery. However [[Banting|Banting]] gifted half of his prize money to Best as he felt Best deserved alot of the credit<ref>Young, F.; Hales, C. N. (1982). "Charles Herbert Best. 27 February 1899-31 March 1978"</ref>.<br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 16 October 2012
Charles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) born in Washington County, Maine was a Medical Scientist. He is credited with discovering insulin along with Sir Frederick Grant Banting and James Bertram Collip. They also worked with John James Rikard Macleod in his laboratory at the Univeristy of Toronto where Best was an assistant. However, despite Best's work Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923 for their discovery. However Banting gifted half of his prize money to Best as he felt Best deserved alot of the credit[1].
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- ↑ Young, F.; Hales, C. N. (1982). "Charles Herbert Best. 27 February 1899-31 March 1978"