history of antibiotics unscientific non-poll 

@compostablespork The version I was taught was accidental mould innoculation of some cultures -> Fleming noticing that a specific mould had clear "halos" around it where the bacteria they were trying to culture wouldn't grow -> identifying the chemical compound that was doing that. I'm looking forward to hearing all the ways that's either wrong or oversimplified....

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history of antibiotics unscientific non-poll 

@compostablespork @eldang this was the story i vaguely recall as well—also that moldy bread was one of the original sources?

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