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Sample of penicillin mould presented by Alexander Fleming to Douglas Macleod in 1935. The discovery of penicillin was one of the most important scientific discoveries in the history of medicine. Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections and in the following centuries many people observed the inhibition of bacterial growth by moulds.
Sir Alexander Fleming FRS FRSE FRCS [2] (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.
Lifeline (formerly The Mould That Changed the World) is a biographical musical produced by Charades Theatre Company about Alexander Fleming, with a score by Robin Hiley and a book by Becky Hope-Palmer. Lifeline addresses antimicrobial resistance and casts scientists and medical professionals as its chorus alongside a professional cast. [1]
Fleming reported his findings to the British Journal of Experimental Pathology on 10 May 1929, and published them in the next month's issue, [42] [43] but the article failed to attract much attention. Fleming himself was quite unsure of the medical application of his work and was more concerned with its the application for bacterial isolation. [42]
1938 – Howard Florey and Ernst Chain investigate Penicillin and attempted to mass-produce it and tested it on the policeman Albert Alexander (police officer) who recovered but died due to a lack of Penicillin; 1943 – Willem J. Kolff builds the first dialysis machine; 1944 – Disposable catheter – David S. Sheridan
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Gladys Lounsbury Hobby (November 19, 1910 – July 4, 1993), born in New York City, was an American microbiologist whose research played a key role in the development and understanding of antibiotics. Her work took penicillin from a laboratory experiment to a mass-produced drug during World War II. [1]
Alexander Rakitin, 42, was riding the N train to his Manhattan finance job Monday morning when he sat down next to 34-year-old Timothy Barbee. As the train took off, the car jolted, causing ...