India Takes an Open Source Approach to Drug Discovery

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  • Seema Singh
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Open source software may have been around for 17 years, but using an open source model to speed up drug discovery is a relatively new idea. This month, India is launching a new open source initiative for developing drugs to treat diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cell

دوره 133  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008