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This job determines how the knowledge gathered from the discovery of penicillin challenged traditional beliefs.

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As you determine how the knowledge gathered from the discovery of penicillin has challenged traditional beliefs, please allow some of my ideas and websites to guide your research:

First of all, please note how this discovery by Sir Alexander Fleming reinforced how entire colonies of the bacteria could be destroyed by a simple mold, "Penicillium notatum, proving that there was an antibacterial agent there in principle. This principle later lead to medicines that could kill certain types of disease-causing bacteria inside the body" (http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Penicillin.htm).

As you trace the history, please note that it was originally noticed by a French medical student, Ernest Duchesne, in 1896 (http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Penicillin.htm). However, most resources credit ...

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