“Selman Waksman and Antibiotics” commemorative booklet produced by the National Historic Chemical Landmarks program of the American Chemical Society in 2005 (PDF). "The Lord hath created medicines out ...

Penicillin was still making news last week. In Britain, its discoverer and chief developer, Professors Alexander Fleming and Howard W. Florey (TIME, May 15), were knighted by King George VI. Sir ...

Snake, scorpion, and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial intelligence, they might be able to help fight antibiotic resistance, which ...

It is safe to give penicillin-type drugs to people with this kind of reaction. Many people are labelled as allergic to penicillin, causing a useful class of antibiotics to be avoided for no good ...

REACTIONS to penicillin constitute a continuing hazard with which all physicians must contend. Benzathine penicillin G, a recent development in penicillin therapy, is effective in infections caused ...

Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions in organisms—without which life would not be possible. Leveraging AlphaFold2 artificial ...

IN 1953 Brandl, Giovannini and Margreiter1 produced a new form of penicillin — namely, phenoxymethylpenicillin, or penicillin V. The physical and chemical properties of penicillin V suggested ...

A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 at auction.

Discover how a moldy cantaloupe helped mass-produce Fleming’s penicillin, revolutionizing modern medicine.

Artificial intelligence has exploded in popularity, but it’s hard to know what’s going on inside. But explainable AI gives justification for a model’s decisions, and now, researchers are using it to ...

Penicillin has the disadvantages of being hard to make, easy to spoil—it must be kept at refrigerator temperatures and would be very inconvenient for battlefield use. But, since it may fill many ...