He discovered lysozyme ... he happened across Fleming's paper on penicillin. "I had come across this paper early in 1938 and on reading it I immediately became interested," he wrote.

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 ...

He first colorfully dubbed the substance “mold juice,” later changing it to “penicillin,” after the fungus that produced it.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Although penicillin was discovered on September 28, 1928 by Andrew ...

LONDON (WKRC) - A small container full of mold involved in Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin from nearly 100 years ago will soon go to auction and is expected to fetch tens of thousands ...

In his lifetime, Fleming realized that his discovery could be endangered by antibiotic resistance and warned of the dangers in his Nobel lecture in 1945. "The time may come when penicillin can be ...