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Radio 4,3 mins

The remarkable accident that changed the world

Radio 4 in Four

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Discovered by accident by Alexander Fleming in 1928, penicillin changed the world. Melvyn Bragg, Professor Christoph Tang and Emeritus Professor Steve Jones discuss how the life-changing mould came about. First broadcast on In Our Time, 9 June 2016.

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