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Who discovered penicillin?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Edward Jenner
  2. Niels Bohr
  3. Sir Alexander Fleming
  4. Heinrich Hertz

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sir Alexander Fleming

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C. Sir Alexander Fleming šŸ“š Explanation: Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the world's first true antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928. He noticed that a mold (Penicillium notatum) had accidentally killed bacteria in his petri dish. This discovery transformed modern medicine by allowing doctors to treat previously fatal bacterial infections. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945 for this historic work.