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Did you know that bread could save your life? Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin and saved countless lives! 



This week we cover the series of fortunate events that development of the first ever antibiotic...



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References and Further Reading

  1. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/current-issues-in-health-and-medicine/antibiotics-and-antibiotic-resistance/a/antibiotics-an-overview
  2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216798#history
  3. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/antibiotics/
  4. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/fleming/biographical/
  5. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-real-story-behind-the-worlds-first-antibiotic
  6. https://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/penicillin-found-functional-fungus/
  7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/fleming_alexander.shtml
  8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403050/
  9. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html




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