The accident that changed the world - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu

Learn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections.
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In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold growing on a Petri dish he’d forgotten to place in his incubator. And around this colony of mold was a zone completely and surprisingly clear of bacteria. What was this mysterious phenomenon? Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu detail the discovery of penicillin and how it transformed medicine.
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  • @adamm.6384
    @adamm.63844 жыл бұрын

    "There are no accidents" -Master Oogway

  • @2nd3rd1st

    @2nd3rd1st

    4 жыл бұрын

    - Bob Ross

  • @adamm.6384

    @adamm.6384

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bruh-kj1yo That happens to all of us😅

  • @Kirtan007

    @Kirtan007

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Andy T Dear friend, you don't know the context in which Adam is speaking and surely you haven't watched a cool and funny movie

  • @vatanrangani8033

    @vatanrangani8033

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bruh-kj1yo this is no mistake either

  • @hanzalashaikh8881

    @hanzalashaikh8881

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@adamm.6384 Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift, that is why it is called the present......

  • @chingamfong
    @chingamfong4 жыл бұрын

    Hard to imagine how many accidents shaped human history as it is today

  • @alwaysrushil

    @alwaysrushil

    4 жыл бұрын

    We should ask that question to Hitler's parents.

  • @dean_clancy

    @dean_clancy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rushil Patel 😂😂😂weak

  • @ebitoro4590

    @ebitoro4590

    4 жыл бұрын

    Like how a wrong turn by the driver lead to two world wars, and all the inventions that came with them

  • @Mephitinae

    @Mephitinae

    4 жыл бұрын

    Without the accidental discovery of America, there would be no tomato in Italian food. Shocking, right?

  • @urmomisurdad5422

    @urmomisurdad5422

    4 жыл бұрын

    You were an accident.

  • @milantenbosch
    @milantenbosch4 жыл бұрын

    Bob Ross would call this a “happy little accident”

  • @clarkepercivaljaeblood4886

    @clarkepercivaljaeblood4886

    4 жыл бұрын

    "... like a lot of you kids out there." - Rob Boss

  • @Madhattersinjeans

    @Madhattersinjeans

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886 Like ur mum. Albert Einstein

  • @poweroffriendship2.0

    @poweroffriendship2.0

    4 жыл бұрын

    Happy little accident

  • @cinnamonstar808

    @cinnamonstar808

    3 жыл бұрын

    the story isnt right. its a rare mold because mostly found in the tropics. I bet you the answer is where he went on vacation

  • @thinginground5179

    @thinginground5179

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@clarkepercivaljaeblood4886 lol i wonder how many kids these days are secrelty accidents. kinda sad when you think about it

  • @santwanachowdhury1927
    @santwanachowdhury19274 жыл бұрын

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quality of their animations?

  • @MeraMohito

    @MeraMohito

    4 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @santwanachowdhury1927

    @santwanachowdhury1927

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think we should.

  • @pikpik_carrot3392

    @pikpik_carrot3392

    3 жыл бұрын

    We should not

  • @shaunakn5881

    @shaunakn5881

    3 жыл бұрын

    yos we shd

  • @sohailaji4660

    @sohailaji4660

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @anthonyburke5656
    @anthonyburke56562 жыл бұрын

    Everyone misses the point, it wasn’t the “accidental” mould in the Petrie dish that was important. It was Fleming having the training and insight to recognise the importance of his observations.

  • @xiphocostal

    @xiphocostal

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was actually Florey that did that.

  • @anthonyburke5656

    @anthonyburke5656

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xiphocostal whoops, sorry, brain malfunction

  • @hotsauce0606

    @hotsauce0606

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah like your birth.. though it hasn’t done much to change human history yet

  • @mattPartey

    @mattPartey

    7 ай бұрын

    The irony is, this isn't by accident. Americans downplay the discovery because they stole the patent from Fleming. They aren't interested in Fleming's humanity they simply wanted to make money

  • @bunmeng007

    @bunmeng007

    4 ай бұрын

    @@hotsauce0606😂😂

  • @ChurchRvB117
    @ChurchRvB1174 жыл бұрын

    “That’s funny...” -Alexander Fleming inspecting his neglected petri dish.

  • @taxidude

    @taxidude

    2 жыл бұрын

    Next time herself complains I haven't done the washing up or cleaned the fridge.........

  • @tonyross5799
    @tonyross57992 жыл бұрын

    Alexander Fleming had first discovered penicillin by accident in 1928, but at that time believed it had little application. When Florey and his team recognised the potential of the discovery for combating bacterial infection, they faced the problem of how to manufacture penicillin in sufficient quantities to be of use. Heatley, although the junior member of the team, possessed a natural gift for ingenuity and invention. It was he who suggested transferring the active ingredient of penicillin back into water by changing its acidity, thus purifying the penicillin. Although Fleming received most of the credit for the discovery of penicillin, it was Florey who carried out the first clinical trials of penicillin in 1941 at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford on the first patient, a police constable from Oxford. The patient started to recover, but subsequently died because Florey was unable, at that time, to make enough penicillin. It was Florey and Chain who actually made a useful and effective drug out of penicillin, after the task had been abandoned as too difficult. From Wikipedia Florey Chain and Heatley

  • @seanlander9321

    @seanlander9321

    9 ай бұрын

    Florey wasn’t going to give up. Interestingly the mould that penicillin is still derived from today is the same one that was found on a rock melon at a farmer’s market and cultured by the Florey team.

  • @piedwagtailrameau
    @piedwagtailrameau4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alexander Fleming

  • @taptapuyo2714

    @taptapuyo2714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would like to take this guy for a round of drinks.

  • @vinsgraphics

    @vinsgraphics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also big thanks to Australian Howard Florey and his team who brought penicillin to medical reality. Florey, Chain (who worked with Florey) and Fleming shared the Nobel Prize. Ironically, Fleming, upon seeing Florey’s work, dismissed it in silence.

  • @xiphocostal

    @xiphocostal

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vinsgraphics Thanks for pointing that out. Florey and chain get forgotten.

  • @svijayiitk
    @svijayiitk4 жыл бұрын

    The quality of these animations is amazing

  • @user-ry7uf7uq1p

    @user-ry7uf7uq1p

    4 жыл бұрын

    i thought they were boring

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.04 жыл бұрын

    _"We don't make mistakes, we just have a happy little accident."_ *~ Bob Ross*

  • @leroythelemonoh

    @leroythelemonoh

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are literally everywhere.

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    @rupaprasad19204 жыл бұрын

    Ted-ed thank you for providing such high quality content for free. Lots of love from India.

  • @wzvy
    @wzvy4 жыл бұрын

    **sees mold** Fleming: *hm yes, medicine.*

  • @thinginground5179

    @thinginground5179

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its not like that. He analysed the mold and concluded there must be some sort of microscopic anti-bacterial activity going on. Grooooovy... groovy penicillin.

  • @krispykrep912
    @krispykrep9124 жыл бұрын

    "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents"

  • @clarkepercivaljaeblood4886

    @clarkepercivaljaeblood4886

    4 жыл бұрын

    "... like a lot of you kids out there." - Rob Boss

  • @jakedeblasio5577

    @jakedeblasio5577

    4 жыл бұрын

    Happy little accidents that would both benefit and hinder our species's effort in coexisting with microbes.

  • @dannyn6036

    @dannyn6036

    4 жыл бұрын

    Krispy Krep said my mom

  • @Ninjaananas

    @Ninjaananas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Genocides are definitivly mistakes.

  • @vintagerock547

    @vintagerock547

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was a mistake...And that sure wasn't a happy one for my parents

  • @kurrandor
    @kurrandor4 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos and it makes my day so much better whenever you upload! Thanks!

  • @hatredisvengeance5777

    @hatredisvengeance5777

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @pritipitale3304
    @pritipitale33044 жыл бұрын

    The animations are beautiful and so is the narrator's voice !

  • @Eddie31Spaghetti
    @Eddie31Spaghetti2 жыл бұрын

    This video production was very thorough and understandable from illustrations to the content. As a pharmacist, I am glad that it included the information about allergies, penicillin resistant organisms, and over prescribing of antibiotics.

  • @crusinscamp
    @crusinscamp2 жыл бұрын

    As a parent I have a special gratitude to that pink liquid, Amoxicillin. I can't imagine having been a parent before this was available. Your child has a wicked earache or other infection, and the pink liquid makes it just go away. I know it's science, but it works like magic.

  • @WhyEveryHandleTaken

    @WhyEveryHandleTaken

    2 жыл бұрын

    haha im allergic

  • @firdospratama4413
    @firdospratama44134 жыл бұрын

    Wise man once said : _change the world_ _my final message. Goodb ye_

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    @thelunaticcultist5157

    4 жыл бұрын

    Firdos Emkay discoed?

  • @assemameen332

    @assemameen332

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't get it

  • @erelghania355

    @erelghania355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@assemameen332 Its the mars rover

  • @ENFIKEFEPOKETC

    @ENFIKEFEPOKETC

    4 жыл бұрын

    *Insert old vg music here*

  • @caise3910

    @caise3910

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@assemameen332 it's a new meme

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    @patriciaangustia4 жыл бұрын

    Through TED-Ed, I can learn something new even at least in just a few minutes. This is what I think why it celebrates learning and education. Thank you for coming into my life, TED.

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    @yoriichitsugikuni63173 жыл бұрын

    TED-Ed videos are the best! They have helped me with so many school projects, so, thank you.

  • @dummyaccount8899
    @dummyaccount88994 жыл бұрын

    Flemming forgets to keep petri mold in incubator : changes the world Me forget to switch off the iron box : house burns

  • @brittneyk1277
    @brittneyk12774 жыл бұрын

    this is nostalgia for me because we went in-depth on penicillin in microbiology & I loved it

  • @user-dy2er1hp3r
    @user-dy2er1hp3r4 жыл бұрын

    There is a chance that the mold on my 14 year old sandvich can cure everything!

  • @pyroromancer

    @pyroromancer

    4 жыл бұрын

    why are you in possession of a 14y/o sandwich

  • @loki2240

    @loki2240

    4 жыл бұрын

    It will probably cure constipation...

  • @pyroromancer

    @pyroromancer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@loki2240 thats what super spicy mexican food is for

  • @Madhattersinjeans

    @Madhattersinjeans

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pyroromancer The fact that it could still look vaguely sandwich-like after 14 years is a scientific marvel in itself.

  • @gusstavv

    @gusstavv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or grow a sentient mold

  • @NidhiSingh-mk8lx
    @NidhiSingh-mk8lx3 жыл бұрын

    State of the art animations with clear and accurate narration! Great job TED-ED👍

  • @dwnt
    @dwnt4 жыл бұрын

    I really love the animation of this video.

  • @parvezmakandar4269
    @parvezmakandar42694 жыл бұрын

    Another accident that changed my life I met with Ted Ed

  • @aIiza
    @aIiza4 жыл бұрын

    _in this laboratory, we love healthy accidents!!!_

  • @Readund

    @Readund

    4 жыл бұрын

    Big brain time

  • @vincent1864
    @vincent18644 жыл бұрын

    Another reason for the rise in antibiotic resistant bacteria is due to some not finishing what has been prescribed. By not finishing the prescription entirely, not all of the bacteria are done away with, so those surviving bacteria build up a resistance to whatever almost wiped them out. When receiving antibiotics it’s very important to take the prescription the whole way through even if you don’t have anymore signs or symptoms.

  • @TaraRajendran
    @TaraRajendran3 жыл бұрын

    The illustrations are on fleek! Thanks so much!!

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    @user-vl2xw4pe7z7 ай бұрын

    Thank you to those supporting these videos, you are making the world a better place

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    @rogersledz67932 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @Alkalus
    @Alkalus4 жыл бұрын

    *Basically why the term “accident” isn’t always a negative setback...*

  • @amankodimela8499
    @amankodimela84994 жыл бұрын

    Thanks ted ed for making this video cuz my cousin thought she had Penicillin allergy but she didnt I told her about this today morning and she met our family doctor and he told her she doesn't and now she knows thanks again and keep up the good work

  • @alimalik6193
    @alimalik61934 ай бұрын

    beautiful animation. Kudos for the animation team

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    @user-uw8to4gm4w4 жыл бұрын

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    @MrBluemaw

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you know how they make these animated videos? Or which tool do they use ?

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    @user-uw8to4gm4w

    4 жыл бұрын

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    @user-uw8to4gm4w4 жыл бұрын

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  • @MrSzoSs
    @MrSzoSs6 ай бұрын

    It’s crazy how many life changing situations we miss everyday just because we are not fully present, aware and educated

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    @impakistan55033 жыл бұрын

    Bravo to your great efforts 👍.I don't have words to appreciate it 🤔😉

  • @HarukaLPs
    @HarukaLPs11 ай бұрын

    This one man has saved countless lives

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    9 ай бұрын

    Im interested in Peniciline because of Time-Travel and Reincarnation-Stories: so can someone tell me the Knowledge in the Format of 'Heres how YOU could make use of this knowledge if you were sudenly in the Bronze-Age!'

  • @asifhusainarastu4256
    @asifhusainarastu4256 Жыл бұрын

    Very well made Video , Thank you !

  • @aasthacore
    @aasthacore4 жыл бұрын

    I love your vids they give so much knowledge 😁

  • @asanchez6493
    @asanchez64932 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing!

  • @anonymouse9105
    @anonymouse91052 жыл бұрын

    "It's essential that doctors not over-prescribe the drug." Meanwhile, animal agriculture has over-used antibiotics leading to the resistance we're seeing.

  • @3mtech

    @3mtech

    2 жыл бұрын

    Antibacterial soap, one of the worst creations in history, up there with glyphosate

  • @ian1352

    @ian1352

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@3mtech It has nothing whatsoever to do with antibacterial soap.

  • @3mtech

    @3mtech

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ian1352 Such authority. With which chemical scheme are you associated? Don't mistake antibacterial soap and hand sanitizer.

  • @jennyjohn704

    @jennyjohn704

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ian1352 Bacterial resistance has a lot to do with antibacterial soap, which is no better at cleaning hands than proper soap and strengthens bacterial resistance by only killing the weaker bacteria.

  • @ayushacharya2475
    @ayushacharya24754 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your efforrs your videos make my day

  • @maryamshahid9063
    @maryamshahid90634 жыл бұрын

    I read the same thing in school but this video makes it soo fun and easy to understand.

  • @Peto111222
    @Peto11122210 ай бұрын

    Great video without too much additional fluff and straight to the information

  • @slevinchannel7589

    @slevinchannel7589

    9 ай бұрын

    HELP! Im interested in Peniciline because of Time-Travel and Reincarnation-Stories: so can someone tell me the Knowledge in the Format of 'Heres how YOU could make use of this knowledge if you were sudenly in the Bronze-Age!'

  • @hsaqib8995
    @hsaqib89954 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing :)

  • @glassowaterful
    @glassowaterful4 жыл бұрын

    what gorgeous animation :o

  • @PendragonDaGreat
    @PendragonDaGreat4 жыл бұрын

    One of the few times I am part of the 1% Penicillin and related β-lactam antibiotics give me a severe rash, eczema, and upset stomach. But I can also enjoy cheeses that contain P. Camemberti (Camemberts, brie, cambozola) and P. Roqueforti (roquefort, Gorgonzola, almost all blue cheeses) without issue. And yes, this has been confirmed in adulthood for me. Usually the doctor has to go for Cephalospirn C and some other antibiotic to make it work.

  • @mjstory1976
    @mjstory19764 жыл бұрын

    Awesome and informative video

  • @Sam_on_YouTube
    @Sam_on_YouTube4 жыл бұрын

    When I gave my daughter amoxicillin, she threw up and broke out in hives, which went away not long after. She wasn't even sick, she was taking it prophylacticly after a tick bite while we waited for the test results. So I'm pretty sure she's allergic. But good to know that she may outgrow it.

  • @tlowry6338

    @tlowry6338

    4 жыл бұрын

    why does it matter if she outgrows it? there are plenty of other antibiotics out there

  • @dainy128

    @dainy128

    4 жыл бұрын

    I never outgrew mine 😩. But as someone else said, there are plenty of other antibiotics that aren’t penicillin based.

  • @Yohannai

    @Yohannai

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tlowry6338 Even if there are plenty of antibiotics out there, that doesn't mean you want to have closed doors to their use. If you're severely allergic to oranges, sure, you can eat other fruit, but that doesn't mean you don't want to be able to eat oranges like anyone else. And if you end up starving with only oranges as your potential source of food, you kind of wish it wasn't deeply unpleasant or life threatening to eat them. Obviously, being allergic to penicillin isn't the same as being allergic to oranges, but the idea is that having your options be restricted is generally not something you want, and is typically something you do care about.

  • @haleyhughes4591

    @haleyhughes4591

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m allergic to penicillin to.

  • @Abhi12153

    @Abhi12153

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@haleyhughes4591 take erythromycin then

  • @nyihtoo
    @nyihtoo4 жыл бұрын

    superb animation...

  • @Onorgu
    @Onorgu4 жыл бұрын

    You're voice is so calming

  • @nocturno7660
    @nocturno76603 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for probably saving my life Alexander Fleming, I was very sick while growing up

  • @YouAndImpact
    @YouAndImpact4 жыл бұрын

    Great video👍🏻

  • @randomdude1053
    @randomdude1053Ай бұрын

    I took it today! Helped me tons

  • @NeonColorsxx
    @NeonColorsxx4 жыл бұрын

    Would love a video on bacteriophages / phage therapy! We are slowly headed towards fully antibiotic resistant bacterias, and phage therapy is a potential alternative.

  • @sarveshsawant9564
    @sarveshsawant95644 жыл бұрын

    Never understood this so well before

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    @nishanthk53064 жыл бұрын

    TED ED I LOVE YOUUUU

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    @anthonysapinoso79854 жыл бұрын

    Had gone over this in my evening class last week and today Sulfa drugs. TED-Ed, go ahead and do your thing!

  • @anilmishra2819
    @anilmishra28194 жыл бұрын

    I love you ted-ed team.

  • @llcn829
    @llcn8294 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing chance discovery.

  • @jadenschalck8640
    @jadenschalck86404 жыл бұрын

    I remember learning about this in 6th grade.

  • @Pingwn

    @Pingwn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @nilukumari449

    @nilukumari449

    4 жыл бұрын

    8 th class

  • @whathat6166

    @whathat6166

    4 жыл бұрын

    I learned it in 7th grade?!?!

  • @sarahcarter9459

    @sarahcarter9459

    3 жыл бұрын

    I learned it this year and im in 6th grade but then again i learn a lot more in science then others do because im homeschooled and always have been

  • @1menwolfpack550

    @1menwolfpack550

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah me too now our kids are tought non sense and how to be identified with 1millon genders

  • @Naedanger253
    @Naedanger2532 жыл бұрын

    I've worked on Alexander Flemings house in Edinburgh, still kept in good condition to this day

  • @raisingh8864
    @raisingh88644 жыл бұрын

    Very good ted ed

  • @cruzpinto2349
    @cruzpinto23493 жыл бұрын

    A famous quote this video shows getting mistakes is good so you can learn from them.

  • @anncokafor
    @anncokafor4 жыл бұрын

    The final episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark is about a girl who dies from taking a penicillin shot. It has been about 20 years since I last saw it but it's the one episode I can never forget. Still frightens me till the day. I understand why some might be hesitant from taking it.

  • @vipulpetkar
    @vipulpetkar4 жыл бұрын

    I Dont know what would I do without ted-ed

  • @Angel_Billy4-30-23
    @Angel_Billy4-30-233 жыл бұрын

    It's because of him I'm alive right now. I'm currently in the hospital recieving intravenous antibiotics to help me get over pneumonia and severe sepsis plus I have bacteria in my heart valve and they have me on extremely potent antibiotics to help kill the bacteria in my body. I've been getting the antibiotics for about a month and a half and I still have three weeks to go. But because of his mistake leaving out that petri dish, I'm slowly but surely recovering. Funny how I came across this video though just watching some other ted ed videos and then this one gets recommended to me so of course I had to click.

  • @MonkeyMan01
    @MonkeyMan014 жыл бұрын

    I hope for this to become my title one day...

  • @THExRISER

    @THExRISER

    4 жыл бұрын

    "The accident that changed the world" In a good way hopefully.

  • @icreatedanaccountforthis1852
    @icreatedanaccountforthis18522 жыл бұрын

    wonderful

  • @RedwoodGeorge
    @RedwoodGeorge4 жыл бұрын

    Very informative! I haven't had penicillin in over 50 years after a bad reaction as a toddler ("turned red and blew up like a balloon" is how it was described) so it may be worth investigating if I'm allergic today.

  • @fangamer2206
    @fangamer22064 жыл бұрын

    Awesome.

  • @josedacunhafilho
    @josedacunhafilho2 жыл бұрын

    Penicillin saved my father's life when he was 20 years old in 1943. As a consequence, he became so enthusiastic about antibiotics, he popped a pill if he ever sneezed more than once (for real). In his late 60's, he contracted an infection while in a hospital for a minor procedure, and no amount of sophisticated modern antibiotics were able to save his life. As a consequence, I steer clear of antibiotics (propolis included), unless it is a case of life and death.

  • @lintoppthomas

    @lintoppthomas

    11 ай бұрын

    Is he alive today?

  • @skiney

    @skiney

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@lintoppthomasbruh can't you read

  • @CanadaMMA
    @CanadaMMA2 жыл бұрын

    Fleming was not only a brilliant doctor and scientist, but an extremely moral and decent human being. "I found penicillin and have given it free for the benefit of humanity. Why should it become a profit-making monopoly of manufacturers in another country?"

  • @norbertsiewert3917
    @norbertsiewert39172 жыл бұрын

    Keflex had saved me from several infections in my lifetime. One particular severe throat infection in particular. I caught that aggressive infection at Yosemite National Park, of all places.

  • @vittoprince
    @vittoprince4 жыл бұрын

    Ah, so happy Ted ED is acknowledging my contribution to the world

  • @kunjappy
    @kunjappy3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't understand what accident you were talking about? until I saw those first lines on the second scene of the video, and when I thought of penicillin, the Penicillium fungi, Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming, and the word " first antibiotic " immediately came to mind.

  • @maniktuteja9139
    @maniktuteja91394 жыл бұрын

    This is pretty good, even though now penicillin can be replaced by bacteriophages

  • @annak804

    @annak804

    4 жыл бұрын

    Manik Tuteja not safe for pregnant women or nursing mothers

  • @AntVazAri

    @AntVazAri

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, penicillin has already been replaced by many other antibiotics, it has almost no use today.

  • @mappingtheshit
    @mappingtheshit4 жыл бұрын

    So many great scotts

  • @prabhanarayana
    @prabhanarayana2 жыл бұрын

    This is very intresting😀

  • @mistertamura6190
    @mistertamura61902 жыл бұрын

    Nice art direction.

  • @kiakay4867
    @kiakay48673 жыл бұрын

    History is a complicated matter as it is everything, every little messup, invention or iconic event.

  • @petervanrillaer7184
    @petervanrillaer71843 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I always say to doctors that I heard as a kid that I am allergic to this and they shrug their shoulders. Now, thanks to this channel I know why.

  • @Shaivi-b
    @Shaivi-b4 жыл бұрын

    Ohhh wowww interestiiiiiiing !!hey is this penicillin that’s in an epi pen ??

  • @raphaelmirambo248
    @raphaelmirambo248 Жыл бұрын

    It 's my first time to see channel but i have got more information about penicillin thank you TED God bless you. this is a very little gift Knwoledge that God given Us. we suppose to go deeper and to find the solution for other chronic diseases Because we have authorities from the heaven

  • @datawizard130
    @datawizard1304 жыл бұрын

    Aw I thought this was going to be a movie about the cats remake

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron84504 жыл бұрын

    A psychopath goes into a store , he approaches the man at the counter and says: "Hey man, may I have an assault rifle, 3,000 rounds, a scope, and a box of penicillin? " "Sorry sir, I can't sell you penicillin without a prescription."

  • @hatredisvengeance5777

    @hatredisvengeance5777

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @Readund

    @Readund

    4 жыл бұрын

    “A shame, guess I’ll stick with rubbing lemons.”

  • @mraza5935
    @mraza59353 жыл бұрын

    TED Ed You rock

  • @muslimyouthcongress9541
    @muslimyouthcongress95414 жыл бұрын

    " *I LOVE TED ED* " -Curious Brainz

  • @giagang1989
    @giagang19893 жыл бұрын

    This video is helping me with my work from school tank you so much

  • @yvonnefarrell1029
    @yvonnefarrell1029 Жыл бұрын

    Working with Alexander Fleming in his lab was a lab assistant, later a well-known ob-gyn, Jack Suchet. His sons include John Suchet, the radio host, and David Suchet, the actor and creator of "Poirot" on TV among other varied roles onstage and off, and a great evangelist as well. Among Jack Suchet's "children" meaning that he was the ob-gyn attending, were Anthony Horowitz, who came up with the show title "Midsommer Murders" and created "Foyle's War".

  • @mellucid3161
    @mellucid31614 жыл бұрын

    Wow.... just wow

  • @khalidalali186
    @khalidalali1863 жыл бұрын

    A shrine should be built honoring people like Alexander Fleming.

  • @impakistan5503

    @impakistan5503

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @Aricoatl
    @Aricoatl4 жыл бұрын

    In English class I got Alexander Fleming and got a encyclopedia to research about him and yep what an accident a pretty good one

  • @emx.cvbng1
    @emx.cvbng14 жыл бұрын

    “The accident that changed the world.” “You.”

  • @hushpuppy1735

    @hushpuppy1735

    4 жыл бұрын

    Uh ok

  • @perryestrera4151

    @perryestrera4151

    4 жыл бұрын

    OK boomer

  • @hushpuppy1735

    @hushpuppy1735

    4 жыл бұрын

    Noober Nebula Bro why..

  • @julianthong125
    @julianthong1254 жыл бұрын

    Master Oogway : “There are no accidents”

  • @Gravitraxer_AangCZ

    @Gravitraxer_AangCZ

    4 жыл бұрын

    Master oopsway

  • @1978sjt
    @1978sjt2 жыл бұрын

    Everyone talks about Flemming, who discovered Penicillin, but didn't do much with it. The clip mentions "researchers figured out how to isolate the active compound", they then developed it into a Medicine, how about mentioning their names. Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.

  • @technohistory3262
    @technohistory32624 жыл бұрын

    nice content

  • @labdhisharma5396
    @labdhisharma53964 жыл бұрын

    Hard to imagine how many accidents that changed humanity till today?

  • @hatredisvengeance5777

    @hatredisvengeance5777

    4 жыл бұрын

    Comment thief :v