scothunter 12,609 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Ok this might sound daft, but was watching a thing about it just now, he found it by leaving bread out and it went mouldy. So does that mean you can scrape mouldy bread on a cut lol Or is there more to it than that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 wasnt mouldy bread, he had a dish of germs and put a mixture of chemical into it and weeks later was washing up and realised it killed all the germs. only thing was he couldnt remember what he put on it so didn't do anything about it until someone made the same chance discovery some years later. then america joined the war and funded research into mass production of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticJock 539 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Think it's got to be a bit more controlled Like blue cheese, only certain strains are edible. Apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Has someone got a dose? Funny thing to be researching Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Has someone got a dose? Funny thing to be researching me? no i just did an exam on it a few weeks ago, all from memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Has someone got a dose? Funny thing to be researching me? no i just did an exam on it a few weeks ago, all from memory. No mate, not you ............. I meant Dirty Boy lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 It was on the Ricky gervaise show arron lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 wasnt mouldy bread, he had a dish of germs and put a mixture of chemical into it and weeks later was washing up and realised it killed all the germs. only thing was he couldnt remember what he put on it so didn't do anything about it until someone made the same chance discovery some years later. then america joined the war and funded research into mass production of it. I thought it was mould oh we'll gervaise is talking shite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 was mould in the petre dish, but not on bread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratreeper 441 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I think it was on QI I heard that people have used penicillin for thousands of years, apparently it would grow on the saddles of horses and people noticed that cuts that rubbed against it healed better (or something like that) and cottoned on to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I'm confused, so it is the mould that had healing values? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vixen 528 Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Read this link scothunter, he was born couple mile from where i am http://en.wikipedia....exander_Fleming Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Cheers for that. At least he gave credit to others aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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