The Shennong Bencaojing is one of the most important medical books to come out of the Han Dynasty. The word bencao means "essential...

The first heart transplant was performed on December 3, 1967 at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa. South African surgeon...

Penicillin was discovered in 1928. Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist, discovered penicillin in September 1928. A mold that had contaminated an...