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c. 1942 CE–c. 1944 CE

Industrial penicillin production

Medicine · Science

Collaboration among laboratories, government, and U.S. industry scales penicillin fermentation; by 1944 supply met military needs. This is a manufacturing breakthrough distinct from the 1928 discovery.

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    2023-06-15
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