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Cane toad cannibalism and 100th anniversary of insulin.

Cane toad cannibalism and 100th anniversary of insulin

Charles Best (1899 - 1978) and Frederick Banting (1891 - 1941) (right) on the roof of the medical building at the University of Toronto with one of the first diabetic dogs to receive the hormone insulin. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)