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Penicillin

Ernest Duchesne independently discovered the healing properties of a Penicillium glaucum mold

1897
Lyon, France

Ernest Duchesne at École du Service de Santé Militaire in Lyon independently discovered the healing properties of a Penicillium glaucum mold, even curing infected guinea pigs of typhoid. He published a dissertation in 1897 but it was ignored by the Institut Pasteur.


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