Penicillin Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, but this medicine didnt become available to the public until 1948, when Andrew Moyer patented the first method of mass production. For his discovery, Fleming received a Nobel Prize in 1945. Penicillin revolutionized medicine and led to the development of life saving antibiotics. Derived from the Penicillium mold, this antibiotic agent is one of the most widely used. Antibiotics engage in chemical warfare on a microscopic scale. They naturally release bacteria and fungi into their environment as a way of surprising other organisms. It is impossible to know how many lives have been saved by penicillin, but some estimate that it is over 200 million.
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