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Mar. 22 Jubilee of the discovery of Penicillin: Sir Alexander Fleming to receive presentation.: This month (June) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the discovery of penicilllin by Sir Alexander Fleming, and a special presentation is planned for him although its exact details have not been revealed yet. The famous, modest bacteriologist of St.Maryes Hospital continues his everyday work in the laboratories there, although the room in which his famous work was done, is no more. Full recognition of his discovery come only during the war, when Sir Howard Florey separated the crag used from the original penicillin. Sir Alexander and Sir Howard were awarded the Noble Price for (Illegible) in 1945 with Dr. Chain, a third collaborated, Sir Alexander, the Professor Fleming, in 1928/9 noticed that a Staphy local growing on the culture plate near a win was being destroyed in the region of the speak of mould. On further investigation he found the type know as Penicillum Notatum, produced a substance deadly to certain bacteria. It proved, however, very unstable. The stabilising was completed by Sir Howard Florey and Dr. Chain. Ten of thousands of Soldiers, sailors and airmen, an well as civilian all over the world today one their lives to the healing properties of the drug which is now produced in huge quantities. This is one or a series of pictures showing Sir Alexander Fleming at work in his Laboratory; and of the manufacture of Penicillin today

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