Word: molde
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...horrors of infection during World War I, was searching for a safe, powerful antibiotic. So far, he had found only a weak one, called lysozyme, extracted from body fluids. But when he looked at the dishes, Fleming noticed that the bacterial cultures within were dying off. The killer: "mold juice," as he called it, the product of spores that had probably wafted in from a lab downstairs. Fleming determined that the spores were Penicillium notatum and renamed the juice penicillin. However, it was a decade before other scientists took notice of Fleming's work, purified penicillin and turned it into...
Nevertheless the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which partly regulates the complex and subsidizes the rents of some of its low-income residents, has recently begun to test mold found in more than one-third of the complex’s apartments, according to residents...
...mold is found to be a health hazard, the cost of removing it could be about $3.5 million—a price which would push rents up by 68 percent, the board told residents, according to Giovanditto. Such a dramatic increase would jeopardize those mid-income residents whose rents are not government-subsidized, and who make up the majority of Charlesview residents...
...mold proves to be harmless, residents agreed that a deal with Harvard would make expensive renovations of the property unnecessary...
...have a problem fixing things, but if the land swap with Harvard goes through, is it worth pouring $3 million into this place?” asked Giovanditto. “Considering what the [market-rate] tenants will have to pay, can you live with the mold for another year...