If you’ve ever had a bacterial infection (strep throat, ear infections, pneumonia, etc.) you’ve probably been administered an antibiotic via injection or pill. This antibiotic was likely penicillin, ...

Sept. 24 (UPI) --In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin. The antibiotic was produced by a mold that had started growing in a Petri dish in Fleming's lab. Now, ...

Researchers recently sequenced the genome of the mold that produced the world’s first true antibiotic, penicillin. When biologists Ayush Pathak and Timothy Barraclough (both of Imperial College London ...

Alexander Fleming returned to his research laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital in London after World War I. His battlefront experience had shown him how serious a killer bacteria could be, much worse ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In September 1928, British ...

LONDON -- A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The medallion was ...