On This Day – January 11 : Leonard Thompson agreed to the first trials of insulin treatment on this day in 1922

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On the verge of death, the 14 year old diabetic agreed to the trial. Insulin was first discovered by Banting, Best and Macleod in 1921, but it was Collip’s work on the purification of insulin that enabled it to be used clinically.

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Republic of Ireland
- Junior Cycle
  - Science
    - The nature of science
      - Communicating on science
        6. Conduct research relevent to a scientific issue, evaluate different sources of information including secondary data, understanding that a source may lack detail or show bias.
        7. Organise and communicate their research and investigative findings in a variety of ways fit for purpose and audience, using relevent scientific terminology and representations.
        8. Evaluate media-based arguments concerning science and technology.
      - Science in society
        9. Research and present information on the contribution that scientists make to scientific discovery and invention and its impact on society.
        10. Appreciate the role of science in society; and its personal, social and global importance; and how society influences scientific research.

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