Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Who discovered Penicillin?

  1. Robert Koch

  2. Sir Alexander Fleming

  3. Watson and Crick

  4. Louis Pasteur
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the first true antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928 when he noticed mold killing bacteria in a petri dish. Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur were pioneers in microbiology, but did not discover penicillin.

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