New findings raise questions about process used to identify experimental drug
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 10:56
in Biology & Nature
A study by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers has revealed surprising new insights into the process used to initially identify an experimental drug now being tested in people with cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. Researchers emphasized that the clinical implications of their findings are unclear, but said the results suggest more work may be needed to make sure the screening process to select promising agents was not flawed by its effects on a firefly enzyme used as a marker. The study was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
