In 1928 Alexander Fleming noticed that the bacteria

In 1928 Alexander Fleming noticed that the bacteria in a petri dish did not grow near a mould which had accidentally landed in the culture

An unsung hero of the Penicillin Story is Norman Heatley who with Florey and Chain worked out how to produce useful amounts of penicillin

Cured Blood in 3 poisoning weeks by Penicillin 1942 http: //sidewaysgirl. blogspot. com/2010/07/wonder-drug. html

This is what I call a miracle Penicillin No praying needed !

The Future Bacteria are evolving with immunity to antibiotics ! Think about it

We need committed young people who understand Evolution to prevent this type of infection coming back

There is probably no one in this room who has not benefited by antibiotics …or at least someone in their immediate family and many of you are only here because of these drugs.

However it was not until 1939 when the WWII started and more soldiers were dying due to infected wounds than the injuries themselves that Fleming’s observation was followed up successfully

Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley in Oxford and succeeded in isolating Penicillin and developing the first methods of making the first antibiotic in bulk quantities. It was not patented because of the War effort and in fact the effect had already been described in 1875 !

Howard Florey, Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley in Oxford and succeeded in isolating Penicillin and developing the first methods of making the first antibiotic in bulk quantities.