1928 ⟶ Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin, the First Antibiotic

Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicilli...
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💊 Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin, the First Antibiotic

Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin⟶
Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin, the First Antibiotic (1928)
BiologyMedicineAntibioticsPenicillinInfectious DiseaseAlexander FlemingBacteriology20th CenturyDrug Discovery
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🧬 Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids

Phoebus Levene discovered the sugar deoxyribose in nucleic acids.⟶
Phoebus Levene Discovers Deoxyribose in Nucleic Acids (1929)
BiologyBiochemistryNucleic AcidsDeoxyribosePhoebus LeveneMolecular BiologyGenetics20th Century
United StatesUnited States

🔍 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovers the three-dimensional structure of penicillin

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovered the three-dimensional structure of penicillin.⟶
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin discovers the three-dimensional structure of penicillin (1945)
ChemistryX-ray crystallographyPenicillinHodgkinAntibioticsDrug DiscoveryStructural Biology20th Century Science
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🏭 Mass production of Penicillin

Howard Florey Mass production of penicillin⟶
Mass production of Penicillin (1945)
MedicineAntibioticsPenicillinFloreyMass ProductionWorld War IIDrug ManufacturingPharmaceuticals
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