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What is penicillin, and how was it discovered?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMultiple Penicillium molds on petri dish The antibiotic penicillin is made by various Penicillium molds, as seen growing in this petri dish. (Image...
The 1945 Nobel Prize for the Discovery of Penicillin Can Now Be Yours for $2 Million
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe ultimate collectible for humanitarians and scholars alike is up for grabs. The 1945 Nobel Prize...
Nature is the world's original pharmacy – returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAround 75% of antibiotics, including penicillin and amphotericin B, are derived from natural...
Intuition in the age of analytics ∣ Vantage Point
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChances are, you don’t know who Alexander Fleming was or who discovered penicillin. Now you know both. Fleming’s discovery – one of the most...
Accidental discovery of new material could revolutionize the car battery industry: ‘The implications...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOur world has changed numerous times throughout history because of someone’s happy accident. From...
Researchers accidentally discover mind-blowing new technology to tackle plastic pollution: ‘It was a...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPenicillin, velcro, matches, microwaves, and X-rays are some of many life-changing discoveries that...
Accidental Inventions That We Use Every Day
Cheapism via AOL· 1 week agoCheapism / Jay_Zynism/Tailex/triloks/istockphoto Happy Accidents Sometimes, the best things happen when you least expect them. While one might think that...
Five Drugs That Changed the World—for Better or Worse
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCarol Yepes/GettyIt’s hard to measure the impact of any one drug on world history. But here are five...
2 NWTC students found a new antibiotic in soil at Pamperin Park. Here's why it's so groundbreaking.
Green Bay Press-Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGREEN BAY - In the summer of 1932, T.A and Nellie Pamperin donated 6.4 acres of land to the city to...
How do antibiotics work, what happens to your body when you take them? We've got answers
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPrior to the discovery of antibiotics, infectious diseases were rampant. Communicable diseases were the most common cause of death, and the average lifespan was about 47 years old. However, ...