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What did Alexander Fleming discover in 1928?
- aPenicillinCorrect answer
- bInsulin
- cX-rays
- dThe structure of DNA
Why?
The Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic. Other scientists later developed it into a medicine that saved millions of lives.
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