Scenarios about 'pharmaceutical development'
The research, testing, and regulatory process of creating new medications from discovery to market availability. Pharmaceutical development has evolved from traditional herbal remedies to today's complex drug discovery pipelines involving molecular biology, clinical trials, and strict safety protocols. In alternate history scenarios, different regulatory frameworks, scientific breakthroughs, or corporate structures could dramatically alter medical treatment availability and public health outcomes.
What If Penicillin Was Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alexander Fleming never discovered penicillin in 1928, potentially delaying the antibiotic revolution and transforming modern medicine, warfare, and global health outcomes throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.