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BreakthroughBreakthrough

Breakthrough1985

Francine Jacobs

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Describes the history of penicillin from the discovery of the mold by Fleming through the years of work by such scientists as Chain, Heatley, Florey, and Sheehan who purified, tested, synthesized, and eventually presented the "miracle" drug to the world.

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First published
1985
OL Work ID
OL2966653W

Subjects

PenicillinHistoryJuvenile literature

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