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well penicillin is a drug created from a fungus and is used to treat humans with certain bacterial infections.

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How was penicillin used during world war 2?

Penicillin was a drug that helped eat away bacteria and when soldiers received battle wounds the penicillin helped against infection.


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What branch of science studies penicillin?

pharmacology and biology


Has penicillin helped cure cancer?

Penicillin is effective against secondary infections of cancer. It is no cure for cancer.


How did penicillin help progress in medicine?

Penicillin has changed our lives for the better without Penicillin its not very likely you or me would be hear by now. It cures sickness. Less children are dying at birth and life expectancy has gone up by a huge amount.


Which medicine is known as the wonder drug in modern medical science?

penicillin


What food helped lead Louis Pasteur to discover penicillin?

cheese


How did science and technology develop penicillin?

because of Alexander Fleming making a chance discovery Florey and chain were able to make more developments on this new antibacterial fungus-which is what penicillin actualy is-21 years later with more updated science and technology to define it into a brown powder which could be consumed by humans.


What are acknowledgements for science fair projects?

i think that on a science fair they are identifying the people who helped you and how they helped you


A major contribution by a European to medical science in the 20th century was the?

The discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.


What branch did Howard Florey study?

what branch of science did howard florey study


Who discovered penicillin from Australia?

Sir Andrew Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 while doing experiments in St Mary's Hospital in London. the Australian Howard Florey lead a team of scientists who discovered a way of mass producing penicillin which helped turn it into a viable treatment.