World History Minute: The invention of penicillon

World History Minute: The invention of penicillon
World History Minute: The invention of penicillon

World History Minute: The invention of penicillon

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On September 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the anti-bacterial agents that would later be used to make penicillin. Historian John Schmidt reminds how it happened- it all began by accident. (Photo: Flickr/Sputnik 2)