Bread Mold Kills Bacteria

Closeup of tongs picking up a small piece of mold off bread contained in a glass jar. Caption: I'll take some bread mold and let it work.

A MIT student recreates Alexander Fleming's discovery of how bread mold kills bacteria. Fleming accidentally discovered that mold secretes the chemical penicillin, and penicillin is mold's secret weapon against bacteria.

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Bread Mold Kills Bacteria

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    Mitk12 Videos
    Length:
    4 minutes