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Penicillins are a group of antibiotics used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections. Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish researcher, is credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928. Penicillins are used to treat bacterial infections that are derived from the antibiotic penicillin.
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FEB 23, 2019Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to ...Written By: Dena ArutaJAN 03, 2019Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorOCT 16, 2018Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2018Videos
There have been a lot of jokes about the pee-drinking habits of Bear Grylls. But it turns out that our urine does contai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2017Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2017Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2017Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can ...JUL 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUL 04, 2017Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan ...MAR 08, 2017Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2016Microbiology
If you’re a bacterium, you don’t need to be resistant to antibiotics to survive them. You just have to make ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 02, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 19, 2016Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming transformed the world of medicine with the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin. Sci ...OCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2016Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year. ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 17, 2016Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers can stimulate fungi to produce antimicrobial compounds, and in doing so they have detected a novel one. The ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Facklamia species are Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria that present a challenge for clinical labs to
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Antibiotics play a critical role in fighting off bacterial infections. Since the discovery of the first antibiotic, Peni
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
OCT 16, 2018
Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have found a mechanism used by microbes to get around the damage inflicted by penicillin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2018
Videos
There have been a lot of jokes about the pee-drinking habits of Bear Grylls. But it turns out that our urine does contai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have made a surprising finding about how two molecules can impact a bacterium.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2017
Immunology
People who report a penicillin allergy before undergoing the simplest of surgical procedures are in danger of developing
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2017
Microbiology
Ever heard of PANDAS? No, not the bumbling, black and white bears. PANDAS stands for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there’s one thing that doctors can agree on, it’s that negligent prescription and use of antibiotics can
...
JUL 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Fighting fire with fire, scientists are harnessing the adaptability of helpful microbes to challenge the adapt
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUL 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
On Independence Day in 1776, one year after Paul Revere made his famous journey on horseback to warn the colonial minute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan
...
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
Neanderthals are our closest extinct relative, and through their DNA scientists have gained new insight into their die,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2016
Microbiology
If you’re a bacterium, you don’t need to be resistant to antibiotics to survive them. You just have to make
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 02, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve heard of Lyme disease, but do you really know what causes it? Lyme disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 19, 2016
Videos
In 1928, Alexander Fleming transformed the world of medicine with the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin. Sci
...
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2016
Microbiology
It is estimated that, in Germany, 15,000 people die from hospital-acquired “superbug” infections each year.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 17, 2016
Cardiology
As a parent in the United States, if you suspect your child might have strep throat, you might be slightly concerned tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Microbiology
In a new study published in Nature, scientists describe a new protein family that are an integral part of the cell walls
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers can stimulate fungi to produce antimicrobial compounds, and in doing so they have detected a novel one. The
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)