Posted on 03/14/2007 5:07:39 PM PDT by fatima
It is soooo good to see online again!
Enjoying the new computer? *Hugs*
Good evening, Sand...dreams come true....so will the last.
Frederick G Banting - Insulin and Nobel Prize
Dr. Frederick Banting wanted to find a cure for diabetes. The answer came to him in a dream - and it won him the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Frederick Banting was born on November 14, 1891, in Alliston, Canada. He first studied divinity, but later turned to medicine. He served in World War I and was awarded the Military Cross.
His mother passed away from diabetes, and Frederick turned his attention towards a cure. Others had linked diabetes to problems with insulin, but could not figure out the full connection and how it worked.
Frederick kept working on the problem with no success. One night, frustrated, he went to sleep pondering the problem. He dreamed of a solution, and woke up, understanding what experiment would give him the results he needed.
After a few weeks, the experiment was complete and the results were just what they were looking for. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery.
Frederick served again during World War II and was killed in 1941.
{{{{Noosie}}}}} Good evening to you! Are ya days or nights now? I can't keep up! lol
too bad we have no idea what he's dreaming about tho... :(
LOL.
I try not to work to hard.;)
It is nice to work when there is no customers that get in the way.:)
Nice to know that some dreams come true.
Right now I better concentrate on dreamin' -- 'cause I aint gonna be gettin' a lot of sleep this weekend.
I'm heading off to a Science Fiction convention in Rye, NY. Lunacon 50. WooHoo.
That would be one COOL cake! :D
I would tell you, if I could spell in french. Has something to do with a couch, with me, tonight.
I agree. Too bad they can't make a low carb version. LOL!
I have a recurring dream where I'm back in school, but this time I'm flunking out. I may have it several times a week, or I may go a few months between one, but I've been having the same dream, with minor variations, for years.
Well, that sounds like fun...and could be one of YOUR dreams come true.
Do you write science fiction as well?
I'm off for home....back in a little bit.
Hi Connie.{{{HUGS}}}
Today and tomorrow night and then on Saturday back to days.
You two are adorable ya know that?!:)
When I have a dream I don't like I wake up and change it around to a positive and go back to sleep.It always works for me except one dream.
Doesn't matter about the calories OR the carbs!
I want that one! :D
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