A chemist accidently discovered 'Mauveine' the first synthetic dye whilst searching for what?
Correct answer: A cure for malaria
Roy Howitt
Serendipity! The herbicide glyphosate ( Which will kill almost anything with a green leaf down to it's roots if you give it a high enough dose) was accidentally produced by a company trying to develop a new wild oat killer .😛
Tom
Love this question/description. Don't know why?