Why Could the Original Discoverer of Penicillin Not Produce It

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why could the original discoverer of penicillin not produce it as a life-saving medicine?

• A) He could not isolate it as a pure substance.
• B) He could not find a pharmaceutical company that wanted to work with him.
• C) War broke out before he could finish his work.
• D) Production of penicillin proved too expensive and was abandoned.

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