In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the green mould he was working with produced a substance that could kill many common bacteria that infect humans. He called this new, exciting substance "mould juice". After a couple of months it would be renamed 'penicillin'.
This discovery led to the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Which discovery do you think will receive this year's prize?
Learn more about the 1945 Medicine Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1945/summary/
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