Alexander Fleming, a British scientist, noticed in 1928 that mould had prevented the growth of bacteria in his lab. But the main plot of the story involves the rediscovery of penicillin 10 years ...

Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming recognized the potential of Penicillium mold when he found it growing in his less-than-tidy lab at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London in 1928.

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug. Hannah is an Assistant Editor at ...

Alexander Fleming returned to his research laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital in London after World War I. His battlefront experience had shown him how serious a killer bacteria could be, much ...

On this show it’s the turn of Sir Alexander Fleming, who describes how in 1928 ... happened while he was away on holiday. A blob of mould had grown on a dirty dish in his lab.

On this show it’s the turn of Sir Alexander Fleming, who describes how in 1928 ... happened while he was away on holiday. A blob of mould had grown on a dirty dish in his lab.