It has been demonstrated that a species of penicillium produces in culture a very powerful antibacterial substance which affects different bacteria in different degrees. Generally speaking it may be said that the least sensitive bacteria...

…on opening the incubator I experienced one of those rare moments of intense emotion which reward the research worker for all his pains: at first glance I saw that the broth culture, which the night...

Germans at the time believed, a little oddly, that dyes killed germs by turning the germs’ vital organs the wrong color.

If you don’t like bacteria, you’re on the wrong planet.

If you wish to view this as a cautionary tale, be my guest.