Everyone knows who Alexander Fleming is. But what nobody knows is that he actually failed to turn his discovery of penicillin ...

This two-inch diameter medallion contains a small preserved sample of mold made from Fleming's original penicillin mold culture. Beginning in the mid-1940s, Fleming made a series of these medallions ...

When Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, medicine and health care was revolutionised. In the decades after diseases, infections and deaths that were thought to be uncurable were suddenly ...

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Penicillin was still making news last week. In Britain, its discoverer and chief developer, Professors Alexander Fleming and Howard W. Florey (TIME, May 15), were knighted by King George VI. Sir ...

Every year, on July 1st in many countries, including India, the world pauses to honor those who dedicate their lives to ...