Penicillin Discovery Tale

Penicillin Discovery Tale

Alexander Fleming's mold could not produce penicillin fast enough for mass production, and it wasn't until 15 years later that one of his lab workers, Mary Hunt, tested a moldy cantaloupe in a grocery store and discovered the strain that is used to mass produce all penicillin today.

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