MOLD, BACTERIA & RESULTS Bruce Liu successfully grows penicillin in Delphian’s science lab
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orm 7 student Bruce Liu recently completed a science project where he made penicillin in the science lab. In this interview, Bruce shares details about the process and what he learned during his project.
Delphian Magazine: Why did you decide to do this project? Bruce Liu: I first learned what penicillin was while doing a research project when I was younger. Since then, I’ve been very interested in it as it is very important in medicine. So, when faced with the problem of coming up with a Form 7 science project, seeing if I could grow penicillin in the lab was an intriguing idea.
“The project was really about seeing what I could learn on my own through research and experimentation.”
DM: How did you grow penicillin? BL: The first step was doing a lot of research. As you may know, penicillin PAGE 4