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  1. May 7, 2018 · Updated on May 07, 2018. In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain a powerful antibiotic, penicillin. However, though Fleming was credited with the discovery, it was over a decade before someone else ...

  2. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, made from the Penicillium notatum mold, but he did not receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery until 1945. Fleming himself did not realize how important his discovery was; for a decade after, he focused instead on penicillin’s potential use as a topical antiseptic ...

  3. Sep 27, 2013 · Penicillin was discovered in London in September of 1928. As the story goes, Dr. Alexander Fleming, the bacteriologist on duty at St. Mary’s Hospital, returned from a summer vacation in...

  4. Feb 23, 2021 · The accidental discovery of a mouldy petri-dish in 1928 kickstarted a 20-year long journey to develop the world’s first mass produced drug that could clear a bacterial infection; penicillin. But why did it take so long? The Accidental Discovery: Fleming’s Lab, St. Mary's Hospital, London. 1928 to 1929.

  5. Apr 2, 2014 · Through research and experimentation, Fleming discovered a bacteria-destroying mold which he would call penicillin in 1928, paving the way for the use of antibiotics in modern healthcare. He...

  6. Jan 7, 2019 · Career and Research. Read More. How Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin. By Jennifer Rosenberg. During his time studying bacteriology, Fleming noticed that while people had bacterial infections, their bodies' immune system would typically fight off the infections. He became very interested in such learnings.

  7. Know about penicillin's discovery by Alexander Fleming and development by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey and its success in treating the wounded in World War II. Know about antibiotics, its uses, and risks. Notice the growth of Penicillium and yeast.

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