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Alexander Fleming's discovery of which antibiotic revolutionized medicine?
Answer
Penicillin
In 1928, Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while observing a Penicillium mold that killed surrounding Staphylococcus bacteria. This discovery launched the antibiotic age.
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Penicillin has saved more than 80 million lives and is considered the greatest victory ever achieved over disease in medical history.
Other options people guess
- Streptomycin
- Tetracycline
- Amoxicillin
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- antibiotics
- bacteria
- pharmaceutical
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