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Learn about the types of diabetes and the advancement in treating the disease
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How was the leptin protein in mice discovered and how has it benefited diabetes and obesity treatment in humans?
How are different systems of the human body connected?
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Joseph, Freiherr von Mering
German physician
Oskar Minkowski
German physiologist
Sir Frederick Grant Banting.
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Canadian physician
Eugene Lindsay Opie
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