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 ...

This discovery led to a group of medicines called ... Through discussion, students should develop an appreciation of the impact Alexander Fleming’s discoveries have had on society.

One key discovery at the lab was to cultivate the ... a mysterious woman history has nicknamed “Moldy Mary.” Alexander Fleming made a number of these "mold medallions" from the original ...

Alexander Fleming was born in a remote, rural part of Scotland. The seventh of eight siblings and half-siblings, his family worked an 800-acre farm a mile from the nearest house. The Fleming ...

A new molecule, lariocidin, offers hope in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, killing drug-resistant bacteria with a ...

Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovers that fungus containing penicillin can destroy bacteria. Dr. Tilli Tansey explains Read her words 1940 An Oxford-based team of scientists under Howard ...

“X-ray beams are used everywhere, but since the discovery of X-rays in 1895, scientists have not been able to use them to ...

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

The antibiotic substance earned three of its discoverers — Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey and ... Those who did learn of ...

This discovery led to a group of medicines called ... Through discussion, students should develop an appreciation of the impact Alexander Fleming’s discoveries have had on society.

Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming recognized the ... “penicillin,” after the fungus that produced it. Fleming announced his discovery’s infection-fighting potential to little fanfare ...