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the original chemist, turning forgotten bread into penicillin and saving more lives than armies.
means A fuzzy fungus that grows on damp or decaying matter, or, separately, a hollow form into which liquid material is poured to set into a fixed shape.
from Two different words sharing one spelling. The fungus 'mould/mold' likely comes from Middle English 'moulen' (to grow musty), related to Old Norse 'mygla' (to grow moldy). The shaping 'mold' descends from Old French 'modle', from Latin 'modulus' (a small measure), the same family that gives us 'model' and 'module'. A third, older 'mold' meaning earth or soil comes from Old English 'molde' — the dust we return to.
- life saver
- Penicillium mold birthed the first antibiotic
- cheese partner
- Blue cheese owes its veins to mold
- ancient survivor
- Fungi predate dinosaurs by hundreds of millions of years
- giant networks
- Underground fungal webs span thousands of acres
- decomposer king
- Without mold, dead matter would never recycle
penicillium notatum — the mold that led to penicillin discovery by fleming in 1928
aspergillus fumigatus — most common airborne mold causing infections in immunocompromised humans
stachybotrys chartarum — black mold found in water-damaged buildings, produces mycotoxins