Essays Tagged: "Drug discovery"

Research into Human Cells Has Vast Implications. this essay discribes the effect stem cell research has on society.

search. Many experts believe the cells, known as embryonic stem cells, could lead to new methods of drug discovery, improve scientific understanding of developmental biology, and advance the science o ... biologists believe is likely to be the first exploited--is to use the stem cells for screening new drugs. Stems cells that have differentiated into heart cells, for example, could be used to study th ...

(5 pages) 236 0 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Embryonic Stem Cells

cle. The first potential applications of human embryonic stem cell technology may be in the area of drug discovery. The ability to grow pure populations of specific cell types offers a proving ground ...

(3 pages) 116 2 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Case Analysis: Biocon Ltd.:Building a Biotech Powerhouse

culture and values being adopted.•Resources: Moving from a competency in enzyme production to drug discovery requires expenditures of large amounts of money. As mentioned in the case, "there wou ... ted financial resources available, Biocon is in a dilemma over whether or not to proactively expand drug discovery.•Role of Government: The regulatory environment that previously had provided pro ...

(9 pages) 70 1 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Future of Drugdiscovery

Anlorenze Mae B. CondeWhat do you think is the future of drug discovery in the Philippines?I, at first, found it hard to fathom that the next wonder drug wou ... und it hard to fathom that the next wonder drug would come from the Philippines. I don't think that drug discovery and research, for that matter, is a priority in our country. I always feel that the o ... capability.One thing I did not take into account in my initial comment was that although creating a drug at its final form is a lengthy and very expensive process, drug discovery doesn't start there. ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry