The story of penicillin has a remarkable Greek connection through Amalia Fleming, a doctor who worked alongside Alexander ...

Alexander Fleming spotted penicillin in a mouldy dish in 1928, but could not turn it into medicine. For over a decade, the greatest drug in history sat almost forgotten.

Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the rare strain of mold that would eventually yield the groundbreaking antibiotic penicillin on Sept. 3, 1928, nearly 100 years ago.