> If reproducing the human nervous system weren't that complicated, we could do drug design inside a computer. While the myriad nuances of the entire human bod

> If reproducing the human nervous system weren't that complicated, we could do drug design inside a computer. While the myriad nuances of the entire human body are indeed significant roadblocks to drug development, we have a long way to go before those concerns represent the primary bottleneck to progress. If a simulation of a protein's local environment were to reach chemical accuracy (via either some algorithmic breakthrough in quantum chemistry or the development of scalable quantum computers), that would be a huge boon to drug development.