MN> Some of the most important discoveries in science were the result of
MN> sloppiness.  The discovery of penicillin comes to mind, for
MN> instance. That was discovered by Dr. Fleming when he examined a
MN> petri dish of germs he had been growing only find that it had been
MN> contaminated by something that blew in through the open window upon
MN> the ledge of which the petri dish had been resting.
I've always had the feeling that that story was a myth propogated by a 
bunch of messy (male) scientists. I've heard several different versions 
of it, which only adds to my suspicions.
Barbara
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