The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu
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Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu |
TED-Ed
• February 2020
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In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri dish he’d forgotten to place in his incubator. And around this colony of mold was a zone completely and surprisingly clear of bacteria. What was this mysterious phenomenon? Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu detail the discovery of penicillin and how it transformed medicine.
Lesson by Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu, directed by WOW-HOW Studio.