Monthly Archives: December 2013

Drugs unlimited: Open source drug discovery

Yet another sign that the world is changed by the internet. A journalist for the Guardian designs a legal variant of an illegal drug and contracts via the internet to have it manufactured in China. More and more, people will … Continue reading

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‘Memories’ pass between generations

Yet another example of how little we know about the workings of the body and mind. In a way, much of this is not new–we have known that epigenetic changes can be passed on (like the metabolic changes prompted by … Continue reading

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Ian Parker: The Search for a Blockbuster Insomnia Drug : The New Yorker

A nice article on the efforts to get approval for a new type of sleep drug, based on the orexin receptor that was linked to narcolepsy at Stanford. Ian Parker: The Search for a Blockbuster Insomnia Drug : The New … Continue reading

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