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Project Penicillin: The Race to Develop a Life-Saving Antibiotic

Contributors:

Isabel Thomas (Author)

Weston Wei (Illustrator)

Contributors: Isabel Thomas (Author) ; Weston Wei (Illustrator)

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Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science with the DK Discoveries series.

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 mold 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 mold 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.
ISBN-13: 9798217134168
Author: Thomas, Isabel, Wei, Weston
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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ISBN-13: 9798217134168

Publish Date: March 24, 2026

On Sale Date: March 24, 2026

Language: English

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 in

Weight: 1.25 lbs

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