You’d think that winning a Nobel prize for a discovery that would save countless lives (my own included!) might have a scientist turning cartwheels in delight. But when Canadian doctor Fred Banting first heard the news that he had been awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize the discovery of insulin, his reaction was….surprising, to say the least.
Banting was utterly FURIOUS. Really enjoyed giving this interview with presenter Daryl McIntyre on Canadian talk radio station 630 CHED AM to explain why…