FLEMING PENICILLIN MOLD

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A penicillium mould, mounted in a glazed wooden box belonging to bacteriologist Alexander Fleming fetched a high price at a Christie's auction Friday July 11 1997.The Science Museum paid 14,950 pounds ( about dlrs 25,300) for the specimen,which led to the discovery of penicillin.(AP PHOTO/PA)*UNITED KINGDOM OUT*

A penicillium mould, mounted in a glazed wooden box belonging to bacteriologist Alexander Fleming fetched a high price at a Christie’s auction Friday July 11 1997.The Science Museum paid 14,950 pounds ( about dlrs 25,300) for the specimen,which led to the discovery of penicillin.(AP PHOTO/PA)*UNITED KINGDOM OUT*

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