In a record-breaking sale, a specimen of mold from the original experiments that led to Alexander Fleming’s world-changing ...

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long ...

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From penicillin and anesthesia to saccharin and silly putty, chance played a major role in some of the world's great ...

I can’t think of a single one. We can’t agree on anything. If Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in the Internet era, ...

In a new study, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been cultivating "good viruses" from feces. The goal is to ...

The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce the winners of our 2025 Prizes, which will be awarded at Society’s Annual Conference 2025 in Liverpool from 31 March – 3 April, where the winners will ...

A medallion of mould used in Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin’s antibacterial properties achieved a record price of $76,000 (£58,500) including buyer’s premium at Bonhams’ History of ...

In 1928, physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming returned from holiday to find a petri dish of Staphylococcus bacteria covered in mould, which, he was astonished to note, stopped the ...

Archive footage of Sir Alexander Fleming demonstrating how he discovered the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin. Fleming discovered the Staphylococcus bacterium could not grow near the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is now accepting applications for two summer internship programs. Both programs are paid, eight-week biomedical research internships.

The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation is now accepting applications for two summer internship programs. Both programs are ...