TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 From Mold to Medicine 4 CHAPTER 2 How They Work 12 CHAPTER 3 The Future of Antibiotics 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
CHAPTER 1 FROM MOLD TO MEDICINE The year was 1928 Alexander Fleming was a scientist He studied bacteria They were the kind that made people sick Alexander Fleming
bacteria Something odd happened while he was away from his lab Some bacteria died But how What had killed them
