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On 8/12/2012 5:45 PM, RichD wrote:
> On Aug 8, Steven Bornfeld > wrote:


> I knew penicillin was discovered as a mold, but I assumed
> there was some processing.
>
> Just leave some bread (probably wheat) in the fridge,
> and viola, penicillin?
>
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> Rich
>



DON'T tell someone that on a public forum. It's dangerous and stupid
to think that any fungus floating in the air and landing on a slice of
bread might create penicillin. There's no single mold type any more
than there's a single species of idiot.

gloria p