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28th September 1928: Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin, laying the foundation for a revolution in modern medicine

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Sep 28, 2026Society & Culture

Fleming found that a petri dish containing staphylococci bacteria had been contaminated with an unidentified fungus. The bacteria around the fungus had been destroyed, whereas bacteria that were further away ...

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