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What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?

AInsulin is a hormone that permits you to eat anything you wish.
✓Insulin has saved 16 million lives worldwide.
CDiscovering insulin opened the doors to more discoveries.
DDiscovering insulin made Drs. Banting and Best famous.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin in 1921, saving an estimated 16 million lives worldwide. This breakthrough in treating diabetes is one of Canada's greatest contributions to medicine.

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