Laron Zvi
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Jul;10(7):491-3.
The question of who discovered insulin is controversial. One of the scientists working on pancreas extracts was Nicolae Paulescu, the so-called forgotten man. In addition to his scientific research he was also active in politics. He was the father of the virulent antisemitic fascist movement "Garda de Fer" in Romania; he raved against the "Jewish peril," claimed in his writings that the Jews are a genetically degenerate people trying to cheat and poison the Rumanian people by alcoholism, and more. His name came up in 2003 when Romanian diabetologists initiated a move to honor him. But voices rose in protest, claiming that persons who incite hatred, support persecution and genocide and distort science as their political tools cannot be accepted or rewarded. The protesters won.
胰岛素究竟是谁发现的这一问题存在争议。致力于胰腺提取物研究的科学家之一是尼古拉·保罗埃斯库，这位所谓的被遗忘者。除了科研工作，他还积极投身政治。他是罗马尼亚极端反犹法西斯运动“钢铁卫队”的创始人；他疯狂抨击“犹太威胁”，在著作中声称犹太人是基因退化的民族，企图通过酗酒欺骗和毒害罗马尼亚人民等等。2003年，当罗马尼亚糖尿病专家发起为他正名的行动时，他的名字被提及。但抗议声随之而起，称那些煽动仇恨、支持迫害和种族灭绝并将科学歪曲为政治工具的人不能被接受或得到奖赏。抗议者取得了胜利。
