Scenarios about 'antibiotics'
The discovery and development of drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, revolutionizing medicine since Alexander Fleming's penicillin discovery in 1928. Antibiotics dramatically reduced mortality from bacterial infections throughout the 20th century, transforming surgery, childbirth, and treatment of previously fatal conditions, while their alternate history often explores scenarios of delayed discovery or different patterns of antimicrobial resistance.
What If Penicillin Was Never Discovered?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alexander Fleming never discovered penicillin in 1928, potentially delaying the antibiotic revolution and transforming modern medicine, warfare, and global health outcomes throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.