The Mould in Dr. Florey's Coat : The remarkable true story of the Penicillin miracle

Eric Lax

Many people know that in 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin's antibiotic potential while examining a stray mould that had bloomed in a dish of bacteria in his London laboratory. But few realise that Fleming worked only fitfully on penicillin until 1935, and that he is merely one character in t...