Duggar Discovers Aureomycin, the First of the Tetracyclines
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York
- Date: 1945
Article abstract: Duggar directed the research that led to the discovery, production, and application of Aureomycin (chlortetracycline), the first broad-spectrum antibiotic that was both safe and effective.
Summary of Event
On July 21, 1948, at a conference arranged by the prestigious New York Academy of Sciences in the Museum of Natural History, the new antibiotic Aureomycin was introduced to the public. It was uncommon for a medical breakthrough to be trumpeted to the world as this drug was. About twenty clinicians were present to broadcast the...
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