A Long and Illustrious History
Penicillin, discovered by Fleming, was developed into a usable drug by Howard Florey and whom?
APatrick Steptoe
BFrank Whittle
CErnst Chain ✓
DErnest Rutherford
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Ernst Chain.
Fleming's penicillin was further developed into a usable drug by the scientists Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, and was in mass production by the 1940s.
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