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Penicillin Blog - Articles
Penicillin bug genome unravelled
by
Rudy S.
Posted
Tue 30 Sep 2008 2:47pm
Fascinating new discovery Link: BBC NEWS | Health | Penicillin bug genome unravelled.
It is hoped that uncovering the genome of Penicillium chrysogenum will boost the development of new antibiotics to overcome problems of resistance
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Penicillium mold allergy does NOT mean a penicillin allergy
by
Neil Kao
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
I have been asked many times if a positive allergy skin test to the mold Penicillium means that the patient is also allergic to Penicillin, the antibiotic. The answer is no.
The mold Penicillium chrysogenum (also known as Penicillium notatum ) secretes the antibiotic Penicillin into the space outside its cells. The goal is to kill ordinary bacteria
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A New Novel About Penicillin in World War Two
by
Jim Pinkerton
Posted
Mon 21 Jun 2010 12:00am
Lauren Belfer has just published a new novel, , about the development of penicillin during the early days of World War Two, when development of the drug was a vital... Institute in New York to record one of the earliest trials of a new medication called penicillin. Highly effective in experiments involving bacterial infections in mice
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Try the Poor Man’s Penicillin to Cure Acne Naturally
by
FocusAcne
Posted
Thu 10 Feb 2011 2:59pm
Those folks in Transylvania just may have some wisdom for people that suffer from acne. If your acne is starting to feel like a blood sucking drain on your life, then why not give this a try. Find out if there are any medical side effects to be awa ...
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I'll have the filet mignon, with a side of penicillin, please.
by
Melissa Bastian
Posted
Mon 04 May 2009 5:26pm
I've been trying to do some research on allergic reactions to residual antibiotics in meat and dairy products. I know for a fact that it happens, but for some reason I can't find any real scientific studies on it. Or, maybe correct that - any that I don't have to pay over $30 to get. (Side rant - why does a certain segment of the scientific comm ...
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Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog
by
framboise131
Posted
Wed 24 Sep 2008 12:00am
Yeah well work started and life got busy. I didn't get fired, which is a good thing. Me and the head power that be have been playing nice. I have decided to play the game- do everything asked of me. Special.
My coworker S decided to read the book The Secret over the summer. He is now a crazy secret believer. S told L, L told K, and s ...
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From Andrew Gelman’s blog : On p...
by
Seth Roberts ..
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:31pm
From Andrew Gelman’s blog:
On page xxi [of Nassim Taleb’s new book The Black Swan ], Taleb says how almost no great discovery came from design and planning.
I said.... Penicillin, for example. If you notice something by accident, it must be a big effect otherwise you wouldn’t have noticed it. That’s a great place to start: A big effect you didn
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Blog Snafu, Blog Snafu, Blog Snafu
by
Connie Bennett
Posted
Thu 02 Oct 2008 3:12pm
Please note, for some weird reason, the heds (headlines) on my most recent blog posts are being chopped off! Trying to find a blog-savvy person to fix. Aargh. Forgive the error until I can figure out how to resolve it.
FYI, that's why the headline to this post is repeated over and over again -- so you can see it!
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