Howard Florey
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Howard Florey’s work on developing penicillin was invaluable. Combined with the research of Fleming, the work of Chain and many other doctors, he made a ground-breaking discovery and succeeded in purifying the penicillin for testing on mice. Get inside the mind of this scientific genius. He was a great leader and believed in teamwork. It is thanks to him and his team that penicillin is saving millions of lives every day and has totally revolutionized medical science.
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