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'''Penicillin''' was a medicine discovered on [[Earth]] by [[Alexander Fleming]] in [[1928]]. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''Penicillin''' was a medicine discovered on [[Earth]] by [[Alexander Fleming]] in [[1928]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}}) | |||
In [[ | In [[1066]], [[the Monk]] gave some anachronistic penicillin to the injured [[Eldred (The Time Meddler)|Eldred]], telling [[Wulnoth]] that it was a sort of [[herb]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Meddler (TV story)|namedep=A Battle of Wits (3)}}) | ||
[[Plummer]] of [[the Pharm]] said that once they'd developed [[Reset]] for human use, it would be bigger than penicillin. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Reset (TV story)}}) | |||
{{ | In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] accidentally created by the [[Fifth Doctor]], the [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']] did not sink on [[7 May]] [[1915]] and a petty criminal named [[Eric Charles Vincent]] (who died in the sinking of the ''Lusitania'' in the proper timeline) killed [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt in [[December]] [[1927]] before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to new strains of [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in 1956 and the survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] were not defeated by the [[Earth Alliance]] in [[3562]] as they otherwise would have been. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Drugs and medicines from the real world]] | [[Category:Drugs and medicines from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 10 March 2024
Penicillin was a medicine discovered on Earth by Alexander Fleming in 1928. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])
In 1066, the Monk gave some anachronistic penicillin to the injured Eldred, telling Wulnoth that it was a sort of herb. (TV: "A Battle of Wits" [+]Part of The Time Meddler, Loading...{"namedep":"A Battle of Wits (3)","1":"The Time Meddler (TV story)"})
Plummer of the Pharm said that once they'd developed Reset for human use, it would be bigger than penicillin. (TV: Reset [+]Loading...["Reset (TV story)"])
In an alternative timeline accidentally created by the Fifth Doctor, the RMS Lusitania did not sink on 7 May 1915 and a petty criminal named Eric Charles Vincent (who died in the sinking of the Lusitania in the proper timeline) killed Alexander Fleming in a botched robbery attempt in December 1927 before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to new strains of meningitis and pneumonia in 1956 and the survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the Knights of Velyshaa were not defeated by the Earth Alliance in 3562 as they otherwise would have been. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])
