The mass manufacture of penicillin during World War II stimulated urgent interest ... Seen here in Waksman's notes are his April 1943 experiments with nutrient formulas for growing ...

The formulations for which ceiling prices have been revised include Benzyl Penicillin IU injection and Atropine injection 06.mg/ml; Streptomycin powder for injection 750 mg and 1000 mg ...

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 ...

Selman Waksman is credited with organizing the research program on soil bacteria at Rutgers University in New Jersey that led to the identification of the groundbreaking antibiotic streptomycin ...