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in London, first studying for a general degree involving chemistry, physics, botany and zoology, and then earning a BSc in physiology in 1938. She had to retake her first year, as she failed physics. In the summers of 1937 and 1938, Young went to
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amino acids across the placenta, and the effects of insulin on protein turnover in developing tissues. These involved various models, including the guinea pig, sheep and rabbit, and perfusion of the placenta
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