Discover the fascinating story of penicillin, an antibiotic that revolutionized the medical world. From its humble beginnings ...

Robert Coghill, the head of the NRRL’s Fermentation Division, would later note, “Penicillin has often been referred to as a miracle drug, but one of the least understood miracles connected with it is ...

In 1943 Florey travelled to North Africa to test the effects of penicillin on wounded soldiers. His trials were seen as a miracle. Instead of amputating wounded limbs or simply leave them to heal ...

A third is the "antibiotic paradox" -- the overuse of the "miracle drugs" to the point that they lose their potency. Whenever antibiotics wage war on microorganisms, a few of the enemy are able to ...

"Over the 50 years or 60 years since we have first had penicillin listed as a miracle drug, we got the idea that antibiotics would treat all sorts of infections. And, unfortunately we got into ...

GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Once hailed globally as “miracle drugs”, antibiotics have toppled off their pharmacological pedestal, thanks to widespread ...