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In the year 1928 a scientist accidentally discovered the first antibiotic. What is the name of the scientist and the antibiotic?
In the year 1928 a scientist accidentally discovered the first antibiotic. What is the name of the scientist and the antibiotic?
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The correct option is C Alexander Fleming, Penicillin
In 1928, a Scottish researcher named Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with discovering penicillin. Fleming was experimenting with the influenza virus at the time. When Fleming returned from a two-week vacation, he discovered a mould on a Staphylococcus culture plate that had been accidently infected. When he looked at the mould, he observed that the culture stopped Staphylococci from growing. The colony was characterised by Fleming as a "fluffy white mass that rapidly grows in size and sporulates" after a few days, changing colour from dark green to black to bright yellow.
In 1928, a Scottish researcher named Sir Alexander Fleming is credited with discovering penicillin. Fleming was experimenting with the influenza virus at the time. When Fleming returned from a two-week vacation, he discovered a mould on a Staphylococcus culture plate that had been accidently infected. When he looked at the mould, he observed that the culture stopped Staphylococci from growing. The colony was characterised by Fleming as a "fluffy white mass that rapidly grows in size and sporulates" after a few days, changing colour from dark green to black to bright yellow.
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