Cornell researchers have identified a key protein mechanism that helps bacteria expel antibiotics, making them more resistant ...

Archive footage of Sir Alexander Fleming demonstrating how he discovered the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin. Fleming discovered the Staphylococcus bacterium could not grow near the ...

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 joined The Scientist as ...

He discovered lysozyme ... He published a report on penicillin and its potential uses in the British Journal of Experimental Pathology. Fleming worked with the mold for some time, but refining ...

Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long warned ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

How does your research address it? The challenge of antibiotic resistance is a critical one, and new approaches to discovering antibiotics are desperately needed. If you ever wonder how scientists ...