The first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928, but it was not widely distributed until 1945 when it used to treat infections among soldiers during World War II. At ...

One of the most important medical advancements in the 20 th century was the discovery of antibiotics. The first antibiotic was introduced in 1910 and radically changed modern medicine, according to ...

Antibiotics have saved millions of lives and continue to do so today. Their discovery changed the world of medicine. Antibiotics have no effect on viral infections like the common cold or flu.

Researchers made a “huge breakthrough” when they did an experiment “purely out of curiosity” which solves “a decades-long ...

identified a specific regulatory RNA molecule—a small RNA (sRNA)—that influences the bacterium's sensitivity to tetracycline ...

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ...

Scientist Denise Catacutan working on the experimental antibiotic discovered with the help ... a revolutionary force in science and medicine. Antibiotics kill bacteria. However, there has been ...