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Ninety years ago, when Sir Alexander Fleming discovered that bacteria left in a petri dish was killed by mold, a revolution in modern medicine began. Since 1928, penicillin and other…
A recent announcement from the wonderful World Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Day website brought back some memories for me. Even before I became pregnant with my son, I heard about…
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