Curated OER
The Drugs Revolution and the Development of Penicillin
Fleming, Florey, and Chain all had a hand in developing penicillin and the start of the drug revolution. From germ theory to the vaccinations that saved millions, this presentation will give upper graders the basics about the advent of...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Ernst Boris Chain Biographical
Read about the 1945 co-laureate of the Nobel Prize in Medicine -- Ernst Boris Chain. This Nobel article overviews Chain's education and personal life, but focuses mainly on his his contributions to the study of bacteriology and penicillin.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Ernst Chain Nobel Lecture: Chemical Structure of Penicillins
Download and read Ernst Boris Chain's Nobel Lecture, "The chemical structure of the penicillin." Originally given March 20, 1946, this lecture is downloadable in PDF format. Site by Nobel Foundation.
PBS
Pbs Online: Ernst Chain
Ernst Chain PBS entry details the professional and personal life of this Nobel Prize winning chemist. Page profiles his early life in Germany and family fortune and potential career as a pianist, to his breakthrough research in...
PBS
People and Discoveries: Salk Produces Polio Vaccine 1952
At this site read about Jonas Salk's efforts to prevent the polio virus, which resulted in the creation of the first polio vaccine and in Albert Sabin's research into making a more effective means of preventing the disease.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Preventing Infectious Diseases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Infectious diseases are diseases that spread from person to person. What can you do to avoid infectious diseases? Eating right and getting plenty of sleep are a good...
