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apr 21, 1944 - Streptomycin Discovered

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Streptomycin was discovered by Albert Schatz, Elizabeth Bugie and Selman Waksman in January of 1944. This is the first antibiotic that is effective against TB.

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apr 21, 1944
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~ 82 years ago