From a bitter Nobel Prize dispute to the fragile partnerships that nearly unraveled it all, this is the untold human drama behind insulin. A story marked by clashing egos, secret experiments, and credit denied, the path to this life-saving breakthrough was anything but straightforward.

------------------------------------------

References:

1. The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin - University of Toronto Libraries
2. The discovery of insulin: a story of monstrous egos and toxic rivalries. By Kersten Hall
3. Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip, and John Macleod - The archive of Science History Institute (Museum and Library)

------------------------------------------

Music: Sourced from Pixabay and Udio

Produced by: Radin Alikhani

Instagram: @rxchronicles_

------------------------------------------

Special thanks to the University of Michigan's Shapiro Library for providing the recording space for this episode.