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Did you know that when Alexander Fleming wasn’t busy saving humanity by discovering penicillin, he painted pictures with different colored microbes? Yeah, me either.
Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming’s Germ Art
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Did you know that when Alexander Fleming wasn’t busy saving humanity by discovering penicillin, he painted pictures with different colored microbes? Yeah, me either.

Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming’s Germ Art

Source: smithsonianmag.com

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  1. optional reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  2. endoplasmic reblogged this from jtotheizzoe and added:
    painting with microbes…
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  4. appliedmathemagics reblogged this from jtotheizzoe and added:
    The interesting this is, his paintings actually led to his discovery of penicillin according to the article.
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  6. lykie reblogged this from jtotheizzoe and added:
    =D
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    STREAKIN SKILLZ TO THE MAX.
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    badass
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    article. “Fleming leapt on the unusual like a weasel on a vole.” “Fleming leapt on the unusual like a weasel on a vole.”...
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    wonderful
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  28. maybeandroid said: I did know that actually! But it is still a weird and fascinating thing.
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