That the Parliament commemorates the 85th anniversary of the death of the Scottish biochemist and physiologist, John Macleod, who was born in Clunie in 1876 and died on 16 March 1935; understands that he studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen before obtaining a PhD in medicine in 1898 and spending a year studying biochemistry at the University of Leipzig, Germany, on a travelling scholarship; notes that he devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was primarily interested in carbohydrate metabolism; acknowledges that his work on the discovery of insulin in 1921 led to him being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Frederick Banting in 1923; recognises that the discovery of insulin completely transformed the treatment of diabetes, saving millions of lives worldwide, and believes that this anniversary should be used to recognise and celebrate the important impact of this influential Scot on modern medicine.