HE19.8.2.3
Analyze the influences of technology on personal and family health.
Analyze the influences of technology on personal and family health.
Overview
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey tells how two scientists, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, used the research findings of Alexander Fleming to turn a natural compound, penicillin, into an effective treatment for bacterial infections. Their tests in mice and later in human patients demonstrated penicillin's ability to cure such infections.
HE19.8.2.3
HE19.WH.1.1
Research the history of disease in the world.
Research the history of disease in the world.
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Audio/Video
Resource Provider
PBS
License Type
CUSTOM
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Accessibility
Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
