As part of celebrations to mark 100 years since the discovery of penicillin, a mural to Alexander Fleming has been unveiled ...

It’s the mycelial spark that touched off an antibiotic revolution. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming recognized the potential of Penicillium mold when he found it growing in his less ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah is an Assistant Editor at ...

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 ...