By using mold to make penecillin?
2007-06-16 03:10:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Louis Pasteur confirmed that bacteria caused diseases.
Alexandra Fleming found the Penicillium mold, and found that it killed bacteria, but was unable to make the compound stable enough to be used in humans. About 10-12 years later Howard Florey and Ernst Chain experimented with the compound and used it on mice, before trying on humans, by injecting it into the patients.
Alexander Fleming was knighted in 1944. With Chain and Florey he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945.
2007-06-16 19:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Georgie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Fleming
http://history1900s.about.com/od/medicaladvancesissues/a/penicillin.htm
2007-06-16 10:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first antibiotic discovered was Pencillin and the scientist responsible was Alexander Fleming.
2007-06-16 11:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Alexander Fleming was the first guy to invent an antibiotic it was penicillin
2007-06-16 10:14:44 · answer #4 · answered by jennifer j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Alexander Fleming in 1928.
2007-06-16 10:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by Mike T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flemming "discovered" penicillin, he did not develop the first antibiotic
2007-06-16 17:31:40 · answer #6 · answered by jonnyraven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander Flemming?? nahh im not rili sure
2007-06-16 10:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was alexander flemin and he discovered it from the bacteria Pencillium notatum ..and it was by accident
2007-06-16 10:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by Nihar d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was with mold.
2007-06-16 11:02:40 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wasnt it louis pasture? (sp)
2007-06-16 10:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by jfrench4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋