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Who was mouldy Mary?

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Mary Hunt known as Mouldy Mary was a researcher involved in the development of ways to mass produce Penicillin. She was fascinated with finding new sources of mould and would often acquire moldy fruit from markets. In 1943 she found that penicillin grew best on moldy melons.

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