Lifting the Veil of Secrecy Surrounding Development of New Medicines

Scientists are reporting a new drug-discovery process called "Open-source drug discovery" that involves an online community of computer users, including students, from around the world working together to discover and develop much-needed new drugs. The process could lead to inexpensive drugs for tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases, they say. A special symposium on this topic will take place on August 23 during the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Boston.

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