The Rise of the Resistance: How Antibiotics Work
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic discovered by mankind. He would eventually go on to win the Nobel Prize for this achievement, a well-deserved honor undoubtedly. The discovery itself is a bit of a humorous story, one of those moments in science that manifested as less of a “Eureka!” and more of “Hmmm, that’s interesting…” Regardless, the discovery would ultimately revolutionize the medical field and help usher us into the modern age of medicine. Although science history is fun to know, this post is not about where we’ve been; it’s about where we are now. We are...