I Doubt That Fleming Could Have Obtained A Grant For The Discovery Of Penicillin On That Basis [a Requirement For Highly Detailed Research Plans] Because He Could Not Have Said, 'i Propose To Have An Accident In A Culture So That It Will Be Spoiled By A Mould Falling On It, And I Propose To Recognize The Possibility Of Extracting An Antibiotic From This Mould.'

-Hans Selye

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I Doubt That Fleming Could Have Obtained

Hans Selye

I Doubt That Fleming Could Have Obtained A Grant For The Discovery Of Penicillin On That Basis [a Requirement For Highly Detailed Research Plans] Because He Could Not Have Said, 'i Propose To Have An Accident In A Culture So That It Will Be Spoiled By A Mould Falling On It, And I Propose To Recognize The Possibility Of Extracting An Antibiotic From This Mould.'

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Discovery

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