“Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists ... one hundred years ago that Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin — from a fungus called Penicillium — that we used to combat ...

relatively few new antibiotics or antifungals have been introduced in the present century. And while these drugs have largely remained the same, pathogenic microbes—and the planet—are undergoing rapid ...

Alexander Fleming’s identification of the healing properties of penicillin molds in 1928 revolutionized medicine. The strain of fungus that became the main producer worldwide of penicillin was ...

The discovery of the original antibiotic remains one of the most remarkable success stories in medicine. So why do we know ...

Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovers that fungus containing penicillin can destroy bacteria. Dr. Tilli Tansey explains Read her words 1940 An Oxford-based team of scientists under Howard ...

Fungi, in addition to their role as decomposers, underlie the brewing of wines and the production of gourmet cheeses, the rising of bread, and the production of antibiotics. Fungi include edible, ...