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Headline: This Day in History: Penicillin Is Discovered

Caption: September 28, 1928. Penicillin was discovered by Scottish bacteriologist Sir Alexander Fleming. Returning to St. Mary's Hospital in London after a vacation, Fleming noticed that a mold had contaminated Petri dishes of a common infectious bacteria.

Keywords: This Day in History,Penicillin,Discovered,Scottish,Bacteriologist,Sir Alexander Fleming,St. Mary's Hospital,London,Petri,Dishes,Infectious,Bacteria,Vacation,Mold,Penicillium,Disease,Ernst Chain,Howard Florey,Alexander Fleming

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