Humans have discovered antibiotics from "summary" of A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
It is a marvel that in the relatively short span of human history, we have stumbled upon one of the most revolutionary discoveries - antibiotics. These remarkable substances have saved countless lives and changed the course of medicine forever. Imagine a world where a simple infection could mean almost certain death. This was the reality for our ancestors just a few hundred years ago. But thanks to the discovery of antibiotics, we now have the power to fight off bacterial infections with relative ease. The story of antibiotics begins with Alexander Fleming, a Scottish biologist who made a serendipitous discovery in 1928. While studying bacteria in his laboratory, Fleming noticed that a mold called Penicillium notatum had the ability to kill bacteria. This chance observation led to the development of penicillin, the world's first antibiotic. Penicillin was a ga...
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