It’s a doozy this week – the origin and history of penicillin. It’s so much more than just Alexander Fleming. From the ancient use of molds in bandages, to the arrival of germ theory, to World War II, Lynne will go into detail to describe the long and, at times, arduous process that ended with one of the most influential pharmaceutical products of all time.
Sources:
Discovery of Penicillin International Historic Chemical Landmark
The Discovery of Penicillin – New Insights After More Than 75 Years of Clinical Use by Robert Gaynes
History of Penicillin by Kholring Lalchhandama
The real story behind penicillin by Dr. Howard Markel
Alexander Fleming via Science History Institute
Moulds in Ancient and More Recent Medicine by Milton Wainwright
Struggle Against Infection by W Fraser-Moodie
- Syphilis and Salvarsan by Gervase Vernon
- How a Deadly Fire Gave Birth to Modern Medicine by Linda Marsa
Cocoanut Grove Fire via Wikipedia
- Fulton, penicillin and chance via Yale Medicine Magazine
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