Penicillin Research Paper

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Humans make accidents and it's normal. People have even invented things that weren't on purpose. They've invented meals or even things to play with by an accident. But not only that was invented, but as well as something that can change or save someone's life. For instance, the medicine known as Penicillin was formulated by accident.

In September of 1928, a bacteriologist by the name of Alexander Fleming went to go on vacation but left his laboratory into a complete disaster. Once he returned to his laboratory, he discovered that every dish he left out had been covered in a hideous mold. Fleming investigated the mold very cautiously to find out if the mold had been contaminated. But a certain dish of petri fish caught most of his attention.

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