一百年前亚历山大·弗莱明无意中发现了青霉素之前,几乎所有的死亡原因都是由感染引起的。弗莱明的 他用细菌培养皿培养细菌,放置在实验室的桌子上。几天后,他发现了一个罕见的情况:一个细菌培养皿上的细菌几乎全部死亡,而旁边的其他培养皿上的细菌却活得好好的。弗莱明注意到,这个死亡的细菌培养皿旁边放置着一块青霉菌,可能是青霉素的来源。
Prior to Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin 100 years ago, almost half of all deaths were caused by infections. Fleming’s petri-dish experiments and the resulting development of modern antibiotics have added an average of 23 years to human life expectancy and are estimated to save millions of lives each year. Sandoz, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company, is one of the last producers of this vital med
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