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Penicillin : discovering the truth

Author:	Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1998.
Edition/Format:	VHS video : VHS tape  Visual material : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	(Producer) Although Alexander Fleming is usually credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928, no penicillin-based antibiotic was actually developed for human use until 1938 through the work of Austrian pathologist Howard Florey and German biochemist Ernst Chain. This program puts Fleming's contribution in scientific perspective. Live interviews, journal accounts, and archival footage lead the viewer through the discovery of the drug from a by-product of the tiny fungus, Penicillium notatum. The roles played by luck, politics, and society both in scientific research and bestowing credit for the discovery are explored. A BBC Production. Original BBC broadcast title: The Mold, the Myth and the Microbe.  Read more...
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