penicillin
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Which is why, a few months ago, I found myself at St Mary's Hospital in London, famous for the discovery of penicillin, preparing to receive a nerve-wracking insight into my own gut health.
From BBC
He has been raising concerns about production of everything from bombs to rare earths to penicillin, saying manufacturing is lagging behind and an investment plan is needed.
The Fleming Initiative is named after Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928 and started the antibiotic age.
From BBC
The modern world has been transformed by inventions from the electric motor to penicillin.
We learn, for example, that there’s far more to the penicillin story than the casual history of Alexander Fleming’s eureka moment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
