1. New Developments Station 1
MEDICINE

2. Penicillin
Location: Peoria, Illinois. Head Developer: Alexander Fleming, a doctor and researcher at St. Mary's Hospital in London, England Notes: Penicillin is used to fight bacteria in the body. Had penicillin been discovered during WWI, many more lives would have been saved. The original process to create penicillin was started in London, England, but moved to the US in 1941 to protect it from the bombings in England. At the time, the US was not directly involved in the war. This represents another development in which the US supported the allies during the start of the war despite the fact that they were neutral. People in Illinois were told to bring moldy household objects to the local U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory as part of the testing and development.

3. Blood Transfusion Location: Oakland, California.
Head Developer: Edwin Cohn, a professor of
biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School
Notes: With the advent of portable refrigerators
and better ways to keep items cold, Packed into boxes and kept cold, blood was flown to Hawaii and Guam, where it was re-iced and forwarded to the Pacific islands. The blood helped soldiers all over the battlefield survive wounds that they may not have survived in previous wars. Blood from all over the country was collected and sent to the naval depot in CA to be iced and prepared. Cohn also developed other products to aid in the medicine world after the wars.