The mould in Dr Florey's coat : the remarkable true story of the penicillin miracle
Lax, Eric, 1944-2004
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Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin in his London lab in 1928 led to its eventual development by a team at Oxford University, headed by Howard Florey and Ernest Chain, yet the pair are rarely remembered. This book goes behind the science to reveal the quirky history of the antibiotic.
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London : Little, Brown, 2004.
Collation:
389 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Bibliography: p. 365-367.
ISBN:
03168592579780316859257
Dewey class:
615.3'295654'09615.3295
Language:
English
BRN:
224978
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