A growing understanding of the importance of the gut microbiome for health has also highlighted how antibiotics can wreak ...

If you're one of the millions of Americans who have a penicillin allergy listed on your medical record, research suggests it's highly likely that this label is inaccurate. Having a penicillin ...

The medicinal potential of penicillin was accidentally discovered by the Scottish scientist Alexander Flemming in 1928The chemical structure of penicillin was worked out using X-ray ...

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 ...

So when the temperature drops, I'm ordering a gingery penicillin cocktail. No, the drink doesn't contain any actual penicillin (a relief, considering I'm allergic). The drink is a riff on the ...