While mold doesn’t have the best reputation, some types can actually be quite beneficial. Take Penicillium, for example—it’s the mold responsible for producing penicillin, one of the most ...

Your AC can get moldy. Here’s how to protect yourself - When it comes to harmful mold in your home, knowledge is power ...

A dried sample of the original Penicillium mold that Fleming discovered in 1928. Cade Martin For many people, a bloom of mold symbolizes failure. But this small medallion of mold, its two dots of ...

Food safety expert at Penn State Extension Martin Bucknavage gets at the good and bad of mold, and how to tell the difference. Penicillium camemberti creates the earthy rind on soft cheeses like ...

For a decade, Fleming sent his Penicillium mold to anyone who requested it, in hopes that they might be able to obtain pure penicillin, to no avail. The compound was finally isolated in 1939 by a ...

Because the damp limestone caves that dot southern France are filled with naturally occurring Penicillium roqueforti mold spores — a variety of mold that is in the same family as the one that ...

contain a different species of mold called Penicillium camemberti. In this case, the cheese is made and then the mold is introduced on the outside of the final product, which is what you notice as ...