Healthy Skepticism Library item: 1210

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Publication type: Journal Article

Gershell LJ, Atkins JH.
A brief history of novel drug discovery technologies.
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2003 Apr; 2:(4):321-7
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nrd/journal/v2/n4/abs/nrd1064_fs.html&dynoptions=doi1114934034

Abstract:

Laypersons, researchers and clinicians alike speak of the biotechnology revolution with excitement. Media coverage of new breakthroughs in medicine often have the public and the investment community on the edge of their seats, eager for the next blockbuster drug to cure everything from high cholesterol levels to cancer. In this perspective, we examine some of the more popularized and influential new technologies in drug discovery and assess their relative impact on the actual attainment of new therapeutics.

Keywords:
Animals Biotechnology/history* Chemistry, Pharmaceutical/history Drug Design* Drug Industry/history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Models, Molecular