Say penicillin - think Fleming? No, think Florey, Chain, Heatley and their fantastic girl assistants. True, Fleming first noticed the mould and took the glory for discovering the antibiotic - but it was these Oxford based chemists using incredible ingenuity under very primitive conditions (late 30s, war time, no money) who were responsible for making it non-toxic to humans. A very exciting, minutely-recorded document of human behaviour and personalities. Why Florey's coat? Read and find out!
(Joan Jackson - bwl 34 April 2006 ) |
