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, ...

Scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the mold could kill bacteria. — -- A mold sample may seem like an unlikely prize, but a sample of penicillin mold pulled in more than $14,000 when it was ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON (WKRC) - A small container full of mold involved in Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin from nearly 100 years ago will soon go to auction and is expected to fetch tens of thousands of ...

LONDON -- A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The medallion was ...