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Gr 4–7—In an episode that is certain to spark conflicted feelings, Kerbel chronicles a medical breakthrough that has saved the lives of millions of children—but involved the use of dogs as research subjects. Driven by tragic experiences at a pediatric hospital, orthopedic surgeon Fred Banting set out in 1920 to find a treatment better than simple starvation for what was then known as "juvenile diabetes" (now called Type 1), an almost invariably fatal condition. Knowing only that it had something to do wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More