Comments on: The True Inventor of Insulin – Nicolae Paulescu

By: Idriss

Idriss — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:07:44 +0000

I still think that Nicolai should be recognized again beacuse books publsished today still have Banting as the discoverer of insulin which frustrates me

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:25:25 +0000

You still don’t understand, do you?

Insufficient recognition has been given to Paulescu, the distinguished Romanian scientist, who at the time when the Toronto team were commencing their research had already succeeded in extracting the antidiabetic hormone of the pancreas and proving its efficacy in reducing the hyperglycemia in diabetic dogs.

By: Joe Smith

Joe Smith — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:56:47 +0000

By extrapolation of the arguement, the Polish-German Minkowski precurses the “discovery” of the importance of the pancreas. Where is his Nobel prize?

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:18:40 +0000

You are not paying attention “False” – and you are obviously ignoring Banting’s excuse and Murray’s recognition. This proves my point: ignorance cannot be cured.

By: False

False — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:52:39 +0000

This is just another trend of creating controversy to make a nice academic article, Paulescu may have “created” the results first in a lab setting but he could not identify its importance, this essentially equals saying the first person to roll a circular object created the wheel. Paulescu was a building block and certainly an important researcher in the field of diabetes, but by no means the creator of insulin. On a side note stop trying to discredit Banting by misinterpreting the situation with Macleod, Macleod was a administrator, not a true researcher, Banting by promoting Best was trying to make sure the actual scientists got the credit, not the paper pushers.

By: Lifecruiser

Lifecruiser — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:42:55 +0000

If I ever hate anything, it’s when things like ts happens. YUK. So bad style to snatch someone else work. It stinks.

Great write up about it!

By: Sueblimely

Sueblimely — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:21:22 +0000

MacCleod and Banting are both attributed as being the discoverers of insulin on Wikipedia with no mention of Paulescu apart from as a name in the “See Also” section. Seems that Banting also tried to remove McCleod from the picture too, claiming that another researcher, Best, had more to do with it than MacCleod.

By: kaybee

kaybee — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:35:22 +0000

Wow, Mihaela — I had no idea about this. I’m so sorry that Dr Paulescu didn’t get his deserved recognition. And although Canada is only my adopted country, I apologize on our behalf — especially since Romania means so much to me, too. By posting this on your blog, you are doing your part, also.

By: cchiovitti

cchiovitti — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:54:28 +0000

Wow, quite a revelation. It’s nice to see Dr. Paulescu finally getting the credit he deserves.