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ON THIS DAY: Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin (1928)

On 15 September 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming made one of the most important breakthroughs in medical history: the discovery of penicillin, the world’s...

ON THIS DAY: Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin dies (1955)

On 11 March 1955, the world lost Sir Alexander Fleming, the Scottish physician and researcher whose groundbreaking discovery of penicillin revolutionised modern medicine. Fleming’s...

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