penicillin

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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after mould accidentally contaminated a laboratory dish and killed surrounding bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

He added: "We had this problem last year with penicillin, it's an ongoing issue but it's worsening. We've just been informed that another anti-coagulation medication, apixaban, is now going out of stock."

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Common problems that could have been treated with an office visit and a few penicillin pills will blossom into heart-valve infections and organ failure.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

She broke open one of the tiny penicillin bottles she often bought when she shopped at a pharmacy, and tried giving my brothers a penicillin injection.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat