The quest for the cure : the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / Brent R. Stockwell.

  • Stockwell, Brent R.
Date:
[2011], ©2011
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Publication/Creation

New York : Columbia University Press, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

xviii, 265 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug combinations -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- From protein-protein interactions to personalized medicines -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next-generation drugs.

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    History of Medicine
    IB.AA9-10
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ISBN

  • 9780231152129
  • 0231152124