For which of these achievements did Sir Alexander Flemming win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945?
- the discovery of penicillin
- the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme
- the introduction of the smallpox vaccine
- developing a process which slows microbial growth in foods
Answer
The correct answer is A) the discovery of penicillin.
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