Genome of Alexander Fleming’s origin penicillin mould sequenced
Oct 29, 2020
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lexander Fleming famously discovered penicillin in one of science’s greatest good luck stories in 1928 while working at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School. The drug was produced by a mould in the genus that accidentally Much to his surprise, he noticed that the mould was suppressing the growth of the bacteria and so the first antibiotic was discovered.
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