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Look for something beyond target identification, if you can. That is lowest part of the value chain.
by dbcooper 13y ago
Look for something beyond target identification, if you can. That is lowest part of the value chain.
- pvnick 13y agoNot sure what you mean by targets, are you talking about enzymes and drug discovery?
- dbcooper 13y agoTypically I would be referring to the protein (or other molecule) that you want to target with a drug, to either reduce or promote its action. As wiki puts it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_discovery#Drug_targets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_discovery#Drug_targets Generally, the "target" is the naturally existing cellular or molecular structure involved in the pathology of interest that the drug-in-development is meant to act on.
- antifragile 12y agoTrue, 'cause one drug for one condition now costs $4-12B, because the success rate is < 0.02%. There needs to be multi-functionality in our innovative efforts when we experiencing such high rates of disruption, say, extinctions.