When it comes to medical research, we owe a great deal to animals. Lab rats, rabbits and even zebrafish have made contributions to the field. But one mammal that might not immediately come to mind is the gentle alpaca. Making...
Have you ever wondered why drug tablets come in so many shapes, sizes, and even colors? Or why we sometimes have to take two pills instead of one? One of the last steps in drug design and development is to...
The rapid rise of technology in the last few decades has led to huge advancements in computational science, which in turn has resulted in a boost in affiliated sciences such as bioinformatics. Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) are a modern...
Drug resistance is a common issue in drug discovery programs. After the long and expensive process of developing a drug, the last thing you want is to find that it doesn’t provide a therapeutic effect. Drug resistance is prevalent in...