In 2016 a person paid $46,250 for a sample of mold that had once belonged to Alexander Fleming and was used during the creation of penicillin. Part of the mold had been given as a reward to one of Fleming’s neighbors for foiling a burglary at Fleming’s house.

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7 Drugs that Changed the World

People have swallowed elixirs, inhaled vapors, and applied ointments in the name of healing for millennia. But only a small number of substances can be said to have fundamentally revolutionized medicine. Seven of those drugs are listed here, along with some facts that may surprise you. list, drugs,