On September 7, the governor of Russia’s Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, claimed on the state-owned Don 24 TV channel that Soviet scientist Zinaida Ermolyeva invented penicillin: "Zinaida ...

Discovered by sheer accident in the late 1920s, penicillin was the world's first antibiotic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, the first naturally occurring antibiotic drug discovered and used therapeutically. The discovery of penicillin changed the ...

Antibiotics are medicines used to treat bacterial infections. Traces of antibiotics were found in human skeletons from ancient times dating back to 350 – 550 CE. In the ancient Egyptian era ...

After discovering the pivotal medication, he first used penicillin to treat streptococcal ... "Kilmarnock is a town with an illustrious history of nurturing world-renowned talent.

By 1943, someone finally did strike gold with the most productive penicillin mold from a musty melon—a mysterious woman history has nicknamed “Moldy Mary.” Alexander Fleming made a number of ...