Discovering new drugs with Darwin

Our body must constantly defend itself against bacteria and viruses. It generates millions of different antibodies, which are selected to recognise the enemy and trigger the best possible immune response. Scientists use these antibodies to for therapeutic purposes to target proteins and disrupt their harmful. However, identifying the small molecules that will form the basis of the drug is a long and tedious process.

Source: World Pharma News - December 7, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news