penicillin
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after mould accidentally contaminated a laboratory dish and killed surrounding bacteria.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
It’s around 3 p.m. on a Thursday, and Joni Gonzalez, a nurse, has just learned to make the perfect batch of penicillin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Common problems that could have been treated with an office visit and a few penicillin pills will blossom into heart-valve infections and organ failure.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
The Fleming Initiative is named after Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928 and started the antibiotic age.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
“All right, so, B. cepacia is a hardy bacterium. It’s so adaptive that it actually feeds on penicillin instead of being attacked by it. So our first line of defense is...”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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