Well before his discovery of penicillin, Alexander Fleming was a member of the Chelsea Arts Club. Less well known is that he also painted with living organisms. Corbis Even to scientists, the question ...

Alexander Fleming was doing experiments with bacteria when he woke up to a strange mold growing in his petri dish. The "mold juice" would usher in the first antibiotic, penicillin, and would ...

After returning from a short vacation in September 1928, Alexander Fleming cleaned up his lab at St. Mary’s Hospital in London, as most scientists do. Several petri dishes sat on his bench, containing ...