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He discovered Penicillin.
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Why her research is important and how it impacted society alexander fleming?
Discovered penicillin by observing zone of inhibition of growth of bacteria surrounding fungus on petri plate full of bacterial colonies. The penicillin was elaborated by the fungus penicillium growing on the plate. It grew there because it had floated through the air and landed there randomly as an airborne contaminant. Many of the antibiotics we use today are derived from fungi. This discovery saved countless lives, especially those threatened by infections from battle wounds during WWII.
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