Combined Science GCSE
Role of Alexander Fleming
What Role of Alexander Fleming means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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He noticed a mould contaminating a culture plate of bacteria had killed the bacteria around it, identified the mould as Penicillium and named the substance penicillin.
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