Scientists enlist baker's yeast in a hunt for new medicines
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 10:32
in Health & Medicine
One of the hardest parts in drug discovery is pinning down how a medicine actually works in the body. It took nearly 100 years to uncover the molecular target of aspirin, but even with cutting-edge technology, it can take years to untangle how drugs interfere with cells. And yet, to develop medicines that target disease effectively and are safe —with no side effects—these molecular insights are key.