Alexander Fleming spotted penicillin in a mouldy dish in 1928, but could not turn it into medicine. For over a decade, the greatest drug in history sat almost forgotten.

Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the rare strain of mold that would eventually yield the groundbreaking antibiotic penicillin on Sept. 3, 1928, nearly 100 years ago.

Researchers have sequenced the genome of Alexander Fleming's penicillin mould for the first time and compared it to later versions. Alexander Fleming famously discovered the first antibiotic, ...

If you’ve ever had a bacterial infection (strep throat, ear infections, pneumonia, etc.) you’ve probably been administered an antibiotic via injection or pill. This antibiotic was likely penicillin, ...

The story of penicillin has a remarkable Greek connection through Amalia Fleming, a doctor who worked alongside Alexander ...

Researchers revisit Alexander Fleming's original penicillin mold Penicillin producers are using a different method to make the antibiotic on a global scale The new sequencing may offer a more ...

Researchers recently sequenced the genome of the mold that produced the world’s first true antibiotic, penicillin. When biologists Ayush Pathak and Timothy Barraclough (both of Imperial College London ...

Penicillin was the world's first antibiotic, a type of medication that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. After Scottish doctor Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in a petri dish containing ...

LONDON — How much is an old, dried-out piece of mold worth? Apparently more than $14,600 if it was created by the doctor who discovered penicillin. The nearly 90-year-old swatch of mold has a rather ...

Sept. 24 (UPI) --In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin. The antibiotic was produced by a mold that had started growing in a Petri dish in Fleming's lab. Now, ...

In 2026, penicillin is no longer a medical term.A hundred years ago, when Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, medicine was certain of victory. It was thought that the war against infectious ...

Well before his discovery of penicillin, Alexander Fleming was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club. Less well known is that he also painted with living organisms. Corbis Even to scientists, the question ...