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

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

That hasn’t stopped the dark-haired, dark-eyed Elordi from becoming a goth lord for the modern moment, albeit one now taking his brooding characters into eras before hot showers and penicillin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

In one way, it’s funny to hear C-suite executives describing this fried appetizer iteration in the kinds of awestruck tones usually reserved for, like, the discovery of penicillin.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

The doctor asked a nurse to bring some penicillin.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover