A Long and Illustrious History
John MacLeod was a Scottish physician who was the co-discoverer of:
AThe MRI scanner
BPenicillin
CThe structure of DNA
DInsulin ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Insulin.
John MacLeod (1876–1935), a Scottish physician and researcher, was the co-discoverer of insulin, used to treat diabetes. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this discovery.
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