Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah joined The Scientist as ...

This substance is what he later called penicillin. This discovery led to a group of medicines called antibiotics, which have saved countless lives. Before sharing this clip tell the students that ...

This substance is what he later called penicillin. This discovery led to a group of medicines called antibiotics, which have saved countless lives. Before sharing this clip tell the students that ...

Fleming presented his findings in 1929, but they raised little interest. He published a report on penicillin and its potential uses in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology. Fleming worked ...