Alexander Fleming’s inadvertent feat of mold to miracle brought us penicillin in 1928, but it's far from the only accidental medical marvel on the map. Chance encounters turned on many a scientist’s proverbial light bulb over the years to bring some surprising medical breakthroughs they never intended.
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Sarah Jane Cogswell
Sarah Jane is a writer, private editor, and crocheter. She likes kittens, cheese, and the Oxford comma. Her very patient boyfriend lets her watch “The Golden Girls” and doesn’t mind her Yankee blood, since he suspects she might be Southern at heart.
Last Updated: June 18, 2019
