Lots of things happen by accident, but has anything extraordinary come out of them? Well a scientist named Alexander Fleming left his lab messy. Only to come back to moldy petri dishes. But one containing the miracle that saved thousands, penicillin. From that lucky experience would come years of history, well being, and the general study of the discovery of penicillin.
Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and used medicine. Originally the Penicillium mold, the mold that penicillin is derived from, was discovered by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne in 1896. But then was re-discovered by Alexander Fleming which it states in the Article “The History of Penicillin”, “Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St.Mary’s Hospital in London in 1928.” After its re-discovery penicillin was tested to see if it could be used on humans. However, the research could not be conducted in Europe due to all government funding being spent on the war. So they turned to the Americans for help and in 1941, Dr. Howard Florey and his three colleagues came to the U.S to begin their experiments. By November 26,1941 they had successfully made penicillin to be used on the wounded soldiers …show more content…
Penicillin started out in Fleming’s lab in the St.Mary’s Hospital, he left dirty petri dishes scattered around his lab to return to find mold growing on them. But one petri dish stood out from the others, this petri dish was dissolving the bacteria next to it. But how could it be possible that the Penicillium mold grew in his lab. Well in the article, “The Discovery of Penicillin” it states, “Downstairs from Fleming’s lab, there was a mycology lab. The mold most likely originated from here, and, based on Fleming’s lack of cleanliness, it’s possible that one of these spores would interact with one of the
Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and used medicine. Originally the Penicillium mold, the mold that penicillin is derived from, was discovered by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne in 1896. But then was re-discovered by Alexander Fleming which it states in the Article “The History of Penicillin”, “Penicillin was re-discovered by bacteriologist Alexander Fleming working at St.Mary’s Hospital in London in 1928.” After its re-discovery penicillin was tested to see if it could be used on humans. However, the research could not be conducted in Europe due to all government funding being spent on the war. So they turned to the Americans for help and in 1941, Dr. Howard Florey and his three colleagues came to the U.S to begin their experiments. By November 26,1941 they had successfully made penicillin to be used on the wounded soldiers …show more content…
Penicillin started out in Fleming’s lab in the St.Mary’s Hospital, he left dirty petri dishes scattered around his lab to return to find mold growing on them. But one petri dish stood out from the others, this petri dish was dissolving the bacteria next to it. But how could it be possible that the Penicillium mold grew in his lab. Well in the article, “The Discovery of Penicillin” it states, “Downstairs from Fleming’s lab, there was a mycology lab. The mold most likely originated from here, and, based on Fleming’s lack of cleanliness, it’s possible that one of these spores would interact with one of the