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1945	Accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after haphazardly stacking Petri dishes in the corner of his notoriously untidy laboratory	Alexander Fleming	88%
1962	Together, these two scientists discovered the molecular structure of DNA using the work of Rosalind Franklin	James Watson	79%
		Francis Crick	67%
1904	Though he may be better known for his work studying classical conditioning, he performed detailed research on the process of digestion, which he published in 1897 in The Work of the Digestive System	Ivan Pavlov	58%
1905	Pioneered the field of modern bacteriology, and established his theory of four postulates that must be satisfied in order to determine that a disease is caused by a particular microbe	Robert Koch	50%
1908	Performed early work in the field of immunology. He discovered that, after exposing mice to a small dose of ricin and gradually increasing the dose given, the animals developed an immunity to it	Paul Ehrlich	25%
1983	She dscribed the existence of transposons, also called “jumping genes,” from her observations that certain DNA sequences on the maize she was studying could change position on a chromosome	Barbara McClintock	21%
1930	Known as the “father of transfusions,” made important discoveries in the field of serology in the early 1900s, including the identification of the three major blood groups (A, B, and O)	Karl Landsteiner	17%
1933	He discovered the basic mechanisms of genetic inheritance via his experiments on fruit flies, specifically the species Drosophila melanogaster	Thomas Hunt Morgan	17%
1902	The first British recipient of the Nobel Prize, recognized for his work related to the transmission of malaria	Ronald Ross	13%
1924	Performed groundbreaking work related to electrocardiography. He invented the string galvanometer to measure the electric current of the heart	Willem Einthoven	4%

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