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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
- It led to the founding of the Canadian healthcare system
- It won Canada its first Nobel Prize
- It proved the importance of Canadian scientific funding
- It saved the lives of millions of diabetics worldwide and is one of Canada's greatest medical achievements
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Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin at the University of Toronto in 1921, transforming Type 1 diabetes from a fatal illness into a manageable condition. Millions of people around the world owe their lives to this Canadian breakthrough.