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In which year did Watson and Crick publish their DNA double-helix model?
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1953
What post did Alexander Fleming hold at the University of Edinburgh from 1951 to 1954?
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Rector
What asteroid in the Asteroid Belt is named after Alexander Fleming?
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91006 Fleming
In 1966, the penicillin contaminant was traced to whose room below Fleming's lab?
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Charles J. La Touche
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What asteroid in the Asteroid Belt is named after Alexander Fleming?
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91006 Fleming
In 1966, the penicillin contaminant was traced to whose room below Fleming's lab?
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Charles J. La Touche
Which bacterium causing gonorrhoea did Fleming find was affected by penicillin?
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What term describes the bacteria penicillin mainly affected in Fleming's tests?
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Gram-positive
Which laboratory skill helped Fleming conduct his 1917 antiseptics experiment?
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glassblowing
Fleming's 1917 antiseptics article appeared in which medical journal?
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The Lancet
Which institution acquired Fleming's Nobel Prize medal in 1989?
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National Museums of Scotland