Project Penicillin

Name: Project Penicillin
Brand: Dorling Kindersley
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The Race to Develop a Life-Saving Antibiotic

By: Isabel Thomas

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Paperback | 3 March 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Paperback

Age
9 - 12

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20.9 x 14.0 x 1.3

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The gripping true story of how a team of scientists developed a drug that saved 500 million lives

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On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental discovery - a miracle mould that kills bacteria. But try as he might, he cannot turn his amazing find into a useful medicine.

This is the story of that chance discovery and the brilliant scientists who took Alexander Fleming's miracle mould and worked tirelessly to turn it into a treatment that doctors could use. As another war broke out in Europe, they found themselves in a race against time to grow enough penicillin and create the first antibiotic. Their teamwork and determination led to a class of drugs that saved countless lives and paved the way for modern surgery and other life-saving treatments.

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