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Stories about: penicillin

Drugs and Vaccines Shape Pneumonia Bacteria's Evolution The results of a new genetic investigation have revealed that one of the most dangerous strains of pneumonia-causing bacteria has had its evolutionary patterns influenced by human-produced factors, such as for example the antibiotics and vaccines it was subjected to over the years. Scientists arrived at these conclus... 28 January 2011 03:49 GMT Vox Populi: Top Ten Innovations In a recent poll, in which 10,000 people got the chance to have their say, the X-ray machine was voted as the most important innovation of the century. More than 50,000 votes were recorded in the Science Museum of London inquiry, which saw X-rays defeat things like penicillin and steam engine. All of the ten objects ... 4 November 2009 06:23 GMT