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A Window into the Workings of Zika
- dankohn1 10y agoThis is a superb tick-tock [0] into some of the efforts to combat Zika. Or, at least it seems excellent to me, although I don't know anything about fighting viruses, and the Times is always a little off writing about anything I know well. Highlights for me were how email, FedEx, and a shared urgency accelerated their collaboration. I also liked the appearance of 3D printing, and was curious that so many of the experts involved are first generation Chinese immigrants. Plus the idea of NCATS using a robot arm to automatically test thousands of approved compounds seems like something out of a science fiction novel. I hope the compound they identified proves to be safe and effective! [0] http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2013/05/word-of-the-week-tick-tock.html http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2013/05/wor...