The Breaking Point

The Fever That Built Civilization


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In 1928, Alexander Fleming forgot to clean a petty dish before leaving for vacation. What grew in that abandoned lab would accidentally save more lives than any discovery in human history—but the real story involves a forgotten woman, a decade of failure, and a desperate race against time during World War II. Sometimes the most important breakthroughs happen when we're not even looking. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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