From Discovery to Drugs: Where Drug Discovery Goes Wrong

<p>When we say &ldquo;drug discovery&rdquo;, we aren&rsquo;t talking about finding the location of Walt-uh White&rsquo;s lab. Instead, drug discovery focuses on identifying and testing new drugs to potentially cure illnesses. And while Walt-uh does cure people of their boredom, drug discovery extends far beyond the confines of his lab.</p> <p>A bit like Walt-uh, drug discovery has 2 personas. The part of the field in the public eye, and the popular media, is about, shockingly, discovering drugs. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m the only one who&rsquo;s seen the stories of 14 year olds finding the cure to pancreatic cancer or big numbers in the millions on the number of lives saved with the vaccine breakthrough.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@californiayouthstemproject/from-discovery-to-drugs-where-drug-discovery-goes-wrong-416bbd402edd"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>