Bacteria Busters - The Race to Develop a Life-Saving Antibiotic

Experience the greatest breakthroughs in science with the DK Discoveries series. On the battlefields of World War I, soldiers are dying from infected wounds. A young doctor witnessing the devastation vows to find a cure. In his messy laboratory a decade later, he makes an accidental discovery--a miracle mold that kills bacteria. But try as he might, he cannot turn his amazing find into a useful medicine. This is the story of that chance discovery and the brilliant scientists who took Alexander Fleming’s miracle mold and worked tirelessly to turn it into a treatment that doctors could use. As another war broke out in Europe, they found themselves in a race against time to grow enough penicillin and create the first antibiotic. Their teamwork and determination led to a class of drugs that saved countless lives and paved the way for modern surgery and other life-saving treatments.

Product details

• Authors: DK, Isabel Thomas
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 24.02.2026
• EAN: 9798217134168
• ISBN: 9798217134168
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: DK Science Stories
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Biology, Educational: Chemistry