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    Penicillin is an antibiotic medicine used to treat harmful bacteria and infections inside and outside of your body. Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, discovered it in the early 1900s. As stated by Brittany Connors on page 125 of “The Discovery of Penicillin: The True Story”, “Fleming often admitted that he discovered Penicillin by accident, and that all of the work was done by nature.” Although the finding of this cure may have been an accident, it’s use case has helped save many lives and keep

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    Penicillin has had an enormous effect on society. One of the most famous examples of serendipitous science in the 20th century and what some would consider a miracle, penicillin constantly effects society to this day. This discovery saves lives every day and has for almost eighty years. This discovery is scientifically unique and ideal as a medication, even if surrounding circumstances aren’t always ideal. In 1928 Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin when he left a plate of staphylococcus

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    Fleming discovered penicillin. The scientific community still celebrates his discovery since it was a major breakthrough in science, especially in the antibiotics and fermentation field. Although his discovery changed various scientific fields and it opened the doors for research in areas not studied or considered relevant before, the actual usefulness of penicillin was truly reached until the large scale production of penicillin was achieved. Before its manufacturing penicillin was considered for

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    at first, but then he named it penicillin. After testing it he found that it stopped the growth of other bacteria and infections. Fleming knew that penicillin had potential and if he was able to purify it, penicillin could be used as an injectable antibiotic medicine. He experimented with the mould with two young researches, but failed to try to isolate the substance

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    Penicillin is a drug many people use to relieve pain. But many people don’t know where it came from. The discovery of penicillin was actually an accident! Alexander Fleming is credited with the discovery of penicillin but Howard Florey and Ernst Chain did further research. When Alexander Fleming left for vacation in September of 1928 his lab was a complete mess. Fleming returned to his laboratory one month later he examined every petri dish that was covered in mold. One petri dish was full of

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    Since the inception of penicillin, many synthetic penicillin have been developed to treat problem with resistance”. In addition, penicillin is a class of antimicrobial drug that is used to treat infections including respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and sexually transmitted disease. Also, they are effective for treating

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    The Penicillin, what most people use, is one of the most popular medicines used for people that are sick or are old. And it was discovered on accident by a bacteriologist named Alexander Fleming. Because of what led to discovery also led to the early development and later development of his accident invention. The way that Alexander Fleming discovered the Penicillin was when he came back from his vacation. He noticed he saw a ring around the mold on the dish. “After some experimentation, he found

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    Penicillin is a widely known life saving product that kills bacteria. The medicine was made on accident by Alexander Fleming.Little did he know, this mistake changed the whole world.To start off, Everyone has accidents, even professionals. Most of the time, the accidents that happen are for the worse. But, some accidents can be for the greater good. When scientists and inventors have accidents they could get burnt in a lab or cause a fire. But, other times they make tremendous things. Some huge inventions

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    is Mia. I'm here today to talk about penicillin, accidental invention that changed the world. First, I will tell how penicillin was discovered then say something about people that are charged for that. After that I will say something about Nobel prize. Finally, just before I finish I will say what is purpose of penicillin in our lives. At the end I'll be happy to answer your questions. Penicillin is first of modern drugs known as antibiotics. Today, penicillins are only one group of antibiotics among

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    While some discoveries occur after years of painstaking research backed by times of frustration and the urge to give up completely, others occur after a mistake in a singular moment. Similar to the finding of X-rays and matchsticks, the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 took place due to a complete accident. Before 1928, infections such as pneumonia and gonorrhea were untreatable, and many died of blood poisoning due to lesions that are considered minor in modern times. There

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