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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

St Mary's Hospital | Praed Street, London W2, England
020 - 7886 6528
Ranked #453 of 821 attractions in London
4.5 of 5 stars 2 Reviews
Description: Museum features the reconstructed 1928 laboratory of bacteriologist Alexander Fleming, the founder of penicillin.
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Liberty Hill, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 July 2011
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Took my daughter to this tiny little museum while we were in London on Harry Potter fan business. She's going to major in biochemistry in college, so this was an important detour for her. The Fleming Lab Museum is easy to find. Once you're there, it will dawn on you that you are standing in the VERY SAME ROOM where... More

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Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2010
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London is the holy grail for microbiologists - at the Fleming Laboratory, you can see the very room where Dr. Fleming discovered penicillin. The curator, Kevin Brown, happily will explain the history and spend as much time answering questions as you want. I was as excited to see this museum as I had been to see the Pasteur Institute in... More

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