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How can mold be used for medicine?

2025/2/21
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Joy Dolo: 1928年,亚历山大·弗莱明在一次偶然的实验中发现,霉菌能够抑制细菌的生长,这一发现为青霉素等抗生素的研发奠定了基础。这一发现彻底改变了医学史,也展现了自然界中微生物的巨大潜力。 从弗莱明的意外发现中,我们可以看到科学研究中偶然性的重要性,以及对看似不起眼的事物进行深入探索的价值。霉菌,这种在日常生活中常常被忽视的微生物,却蕴藏着巨大的医疗价值,值得我们进一步探索和研究。 Christine Solomon: 我是一名微生物学家和化学家,研究真菌和细菌等微生物。我的研究团队经常到野外采集土壤等样本,分离微生物,并研究它们产生的化学物质及其潜在的用途。 青霉素是真菌中发现的最著名的药物之一,它是由青霉菌产生的,能够有效地杀死细菌。此外,他汀类药物,一种常用的降血脂药物,也来源于真菌。 我们推测,真菌产生这些化合物可能是为了在环境中竞争营养物质,或对抗其他细菌、真菌或原生生物。这些发现不仅为我们提供了重要的药物,也加深了我们对微生物世界及其在自然界中的作用的理解。 我的研究工作旨在探索更多来自微生物的潜在药物,为人类健康做出贡献。我们相信,在自然界中还有许多未被发现的微生物和化合物,它们可能具有重要的医疗价值,等待我们去发现和利用。

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The episode recounts the serendipitous discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928. Fleming observed that mold inhibited bacterial growth, leading to the development of a life-saving antibiotic. The discovery highlights the unexpected ways in which nature can provide solutions to human health problems.
  • Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928
  • Penicillin's ability to kill bacteria
  • The development of penicillin as a life-saving antibiotic
  • The use of petri dishes in microbiology

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Scientists develop medicines to help fight disease and keep people healthy. Some medicines are made in a lab, some come from plants, and some…even come from mold! So how does that work? We asked microbiologist Christine Salomon to help us find the answer.

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