Oops! it's penicillin!
Title:
Oops! it's penicillin!
Summary:
"One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science behind antibiotics, and the dawn of the era of antibiotics."--Google Books.
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Accidental breakthroughs -- A hidden world -- Good and bad microbes -- How antibiotics work -- Early pioneers of antibiotics -- Gross! Mold in the petri dish -- Fleming's follow-up experiements -- Working out the kinks -- Breakthrough: success in patients! -- Penicillin use during World War II -- The golden age of antibiotics -- Antibiotic resistance -- The power of mold juice.
Physical Description:
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Personal Subject:
Author(s):
Publisher:
Gareth Stevens,
Publication Date:
2020
ISBN:
9781538239902
9781538239926
Publication Information:
New York : Gareth Stevens, 2020.
©2020
Call Number:
J 615.3 BARD