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Aug 28, 2007 12:20

"Alexander Fleming discovered lysozyme in 1922 when the scientific pioneer had a cold. He found that nasal drippings, which had dripped onto an agar plate, dissolved bacterial colonies. Fleming quickly determined that the antibacterial action was due to an enzyme effective against certain bacteria."

Man, microbiology was different back in the day.
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