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 created ...

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 created ...

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.” Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine ...

"The mold that made penicillin, Alexander Fleming." The medallion once belonging to Fleming's niece will go on sale at Bonhams auction house in October . The listing estimates the piece will sell ...

Where the mold had spread, the bacteria had disappeared. Further research revealed that the mold, Penicillium notatum, produced a substance harmful to microorganisms but relatively nontoxic to animals ...

The sandy-looking, greenish mold in question—which is preserved within a glass medallion—is a specimen of the fungus that led to the discovery of penicillin.

Mold Allergy vs. Penicillin Allergy. Having a Penicillium mold allergy doesn't mean that you're allergic to the antibiotic penicillin. While penicillin was indeed originally developed from ...