For many people, a bloom of mold symbolizes failure. But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of Penicillium notatum ...

Discover the fascinating story of penicillin, an antibiotic that revolutionized the medical world. From its humble beginnings ...

Antibiotics discovered in the soil of a Cameroon volcano half a century ago have finally been reverse-engineered by Japanese ...

“Penicillin is, I would argue, the single most important medication that's ever been introduced,” said Robert Gaynes, an infectious disease physician and medical historian at Emory University. “It ...

In a record-breaking sale, a specimen of mold from the original experiments that led to Alexander Fleming’s world-changing discovery of penicillin has scooped $76,000 at auction. Many were ...

Research suggests that the ecosystem of microbes in the gut may be a reservoir of resistant genes that jump from one bacteria ...

Wockhardt founder sought GST exemption for antibiotics discovered in India. He said this will make the drugs more affordable.