Scripps Research scientists create new way to screen libraries of 10 million or more compounds
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 21:56
in Mathematics & Economics
JUPITER, FL, February 1, 2010 -- The search for new drug compounds is probably worse than looking for a needle in a haystack because scientists are limited in the size of the haystacks they can rummage through -- time and money make it virtually impossible to screen or search through super-large libraries of potential compounds.