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Question : Who invented penicillin?

Option 1: Alexander Fleming

Option 2: Louis Pasreur

Option 3: Dreser

Option 4: Edward Jenner


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Correct Answer: Alexander Fleming


Solution : The correct answer is Alexander Fleming.

Penicillin is an antibiotic formed by the fungal mold Penicillium notatum. Alexander Fleming discovered it accidentally in 1928. Alexander Fleming was an physician and scientist from Scotland who is credited with the discovery of penicillin and bringing a revolution in drugs and treatment of various diseases. For this discovery he was awarded a Nobel prize in physiology and medicine in 1945.

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