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The Nobel Prize: Ernst Boris Chain Biographical
Read about the 1945 co-laureate of the Nobel Prize in Medicine -- Ernst Boris Chain. This Nobel article overviews Chain's education and personal life, but focuses mainly on his his contributions to the study of bacteriology and penicillin.
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The Nobel Prize: Ernst Chain Nobel Lecture: Chemical Structure of Penicillins
Download and read Ernst Boris Chain's Nobel Lecture, "The chemical structure of the penicillin." Originally given March 20, 1946, this lecture is downloadable in PDF format. Site by Nobel Foundation.