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Chapter 1838 Discovery of Penicillin

In the medical department of Jingshi University, Xiao Xiuer learned from Chu Yun that there is such a miraculous drug as penicillin in the world, and then she started research for more than ten years, but it has been difficult to find this unknown drug.

Finally at this time, she made unimaginable progress, she actually found the existence of antibiotics!

When Xiao Xiuer publicly published her research results to the people of the Medical Department, it caused an uproar.

"This is the soil that I ask the captains of every land to bring back from all over the world."

Xiao Xiuer showed them the soil samples displayed in the laboratory, which came from North America, the Indian Peninsula, England and other places.

"Soil provides all kinds of basic elements needed for microbial growth. It has the advantages of good heat preservation performance and strong buffering capacity. Soil is the most abundant bacterial resource pool. The types and proportions of soil bacteria from different places may vary. .After years of investigation one by one, I finally found the presence of Penicillium in these soils. I cultivated several generations of Penicillium, used the freeze-drying method to extract penicillin crystals from the strain, and tested it on animals.”

"The results are very good. Penicillin can treat bacterial infections in animals. It is a highly effective, low-toxic drug that can kill germs without damaging human cells. It may be used to treat wound infections, pneumonia, meningitis, Infectious diseases such as diphtheria." Xiao Xiu'er told the method and process of her search for penicillin.

Many doctors present were in an uproar. Bacterial infections are uncontrollable in this era. Thousands of people die from bacterial infections every year. More soldiers died from wound infections on the battlefield than directly. Now there is a drug that can treat diseases like bacterial infections, what a value!
Everyone present realized that if the research results announced by Xiao Xiuer were correct, a new page would be opened in the history of medicine—the era of antibiotics would come, and the dawn of the dark age when human beings could not control bacterial infections .

"Is the experiment easily repeatable?"

"Can the penicillin crystals you mentioned be mass-produced?"

Everyone began to care about the authenticity and practicality of this discovery.

"The current method is to isolate the fungus from the soil. Unfortunately, the yield of this method is not high, and it can only be used for the treatment of a few people at most. We need to find a large number of molds containing penicillin and prepare corresponding cultures. So, maybe penicillin can be mass-produced. Therefore, I hope to set up a team in the Department of Medicine to search for mold and culture fluid, instead of me alone, otherwise I need more time." Xiaoxiuer said.

"If our repeated experiments work, we will definitely support you!"

Many doctors are eager to try.

Xiao Xiu'er has been in the medical department for many years and has also become the deputy director of the medical department. Before she found penicillin, she worried that it would waste the manpower of the medical department to find a drug that she didn't know whether it really existed, so she had to search silently by herself.

Now that the existence of penicillin has been verified, considerable resources can be mobilized to find ways to mass-produce penicillin.

The discovery of penicillin and the ability to mass-produce penicillin are two different things. If a way to mass-produce penicillin is found, penicillin will completely change human history.Many terminal illnesses can be treated with relatively cheap antibiotics.

The people in the Department of Medicine are full of enthusiasm. Perhaps Xiao Xiuer has taken the credit for discovering penicillin, but finding a way to mass-produce penicillin is also a great achievement.

"Vice Minister, Lord Chu is waiting for you outside." Someone from the medical department knocked on the door to remind Xiao Xiu'er.

"I see." Xiao Xiu'er was a little surprised, and stopped talking, "Everyone, I will take my leave first."

"Miss Xiao, go slowly." The doctors present were in awe.

Such a discovery of penicillin will save countless lives and give doctors more drugs to choose from.

Chu Yun was waiting outside, and beside him was a child, his third son, Chu Tian, ​​who had just entered middle school.

Xiao Xiu'er came out and smiled slightly when she saw Chu Yun and her son were there.

She has also been with Chu Yun for a long time, but she has been unknown all the time.

"Mother!" Chu Tian waved at Xiao Xiu'er.

"Why are you free to pick me up today?" Xiao Xiu'er stroked the child's hair and said softly to Chu Yun.

"I'll drop by and pick up Tian'er by the way." Chu Yun said arrogantly.

Xiao Xiu'er knew that Chu Yun was unwilling to admit it voluntarily: "I finally found the penicillin that my lord mentioned to me before. When I find a way to mass-produce penicillin, I will have the means to treat bacterial infections in the future."

"What? You discovered penicillin?" Chu Yun was incredulous.

He did not expect that it was Xiao Xiu'er who discovered penicillin in this world.The origin is just that Chu Yun told her that there are such antibacterial drugs as antibiotics in nature.

"My lord, don't you believe it?" Xiao Xiu'er pouted.

"Of course I believe it. This is a medicine worth as much as gold." Chu Yun said.

Penicillin, another name is penicillin, before penicillin can be mass-produced, its value can be equivalent to gold, and even gold may not be available for purchase.

In Chu Yun's early years, many of his subordinates were infected by wounds caused by cold weapons and bullets and died in battle.If you have penicillin and the right doctor, you can save a lot of people.

The world's demand for antibiotics is tens of thousands, but the antibiotic market is still blank. If you can monopolize this drug, you can cut wool from all over the world.If you want to live, you have to pay.

The smallpox vaccine and anti-malarial drugs helped Chu Yun harvest a lot of gold and silver from the West.

Xiao Xiu'er sighed helplessly when she saw that Chu Yun was trying to sell money again.

It is understandable that Chu Yun needs to help make money all over the world in order to have funds for various industrial constructions.And Xiao Xiu'er looked at the problem more from the perspective of a doctor.

"I'm also here to help you raise funds. After all, research and development of new drugs requires a lot of investment. After discovering penicillin, are you still looking for a way to mass-produce it? I will try my best to satisfy you as much manpower and material resources are needed." Chu Yun Having been with Xiao Xiu'er for a long time, I know her thoughts.

But if it wasn't for Xiao Xiu'er's personality, she might be a little less attractive.

Xiao Xiu'er said: "The medical department will set up a special team to tackle the problem, and there will be a special budget statement."

"Yeah. Ling'er has returned to the mansion, and he is going to get married. In ten years' time, Tian'er should also start a family." Chu Yun said.

Xiao Xiu'er asked, "Is the girl from the Li family ready?"

Chu Yun nodded, he also never thought that his son would get along with Li Jinde's daughter.

(End of this chapter)