Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin lead to the successful extraction and testing of penicillin on mice injected with streptococci. These tests gave birth to the first antibiotic which became a life saving cure for a variety of diseases.
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Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin lead to the successful extraction and testing of penicillin on mice injected with streptococci. These tests gave birth to the first antibiotic which became a life saving cure for a variety of diseases.
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