penicillin

The Fleming Initiative is named after Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928 and started the antibiotic age.

The modern world has been transformed by inventions from the electric motor to penicillin.

We learn, for example, that there’s far more to the penicillin story than the casual history of Alexander Fleming’s eureka moment.

Winston Churchill's push to obtain penicillin in time to treat casualties expected from D-Day has come to light in documents seen by BBC News.

Between the traditional cottages and smattering of shops on the main street, a giant, technicolour mural of Sir Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin, now looks out over the town.