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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Between the traditional cottages and smattering of shops on the main street, a giant, technicolour mural of Sir Alexander ...

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 ...

Serendipity is to thank for several ground-breaking discoveries and treatments, such as Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin. 1 However, most drug breakthroughs stem from systematic ...

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

Alexander Fleming was aware that the benefits of penicillin ... on the very site where Fleming first made his serendipitous discovery a century earlier. “The AMR space needs to reach a critical ...

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