Plaque for scientist who helped saved millions

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Plaque for scientist who helped saved millions

feeds.bbci.co.uk · 2 hours ago

A plaque has been unveiled at the University of Sheffield honouring Cecil Paine, a scientist whose team was the first to successfully use penicillin as a therapeutic treatment, in 1930. The achievement came two years after Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and Paine's work is credited with helping pave the way for a treatment that has…

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