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Alexander Fleming

(1881-1955)

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Biography

He was a farmer's son from Ayrshirein Scotland

He moved to London at 13 and latertrained as a doctor

n 19!8 "lemin# was researchassistant

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Work

He was wor$in# with %acterias

He accidentaly discovered a mo&ld

he mo&ld was enicillin "lemin# has discovered the rst

anti%iotic

he #ot the *o%el +ri,e in +hysiolo#yor edicine in 19.5

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The present

His discovery of enicillin hadchan#ed the world

+enicillin has saved/ and is stillsavin#/ millions of eole0s lifesaro&nd the world

&t +enicillin co&ld %e rod&ced as adr