How Robot Math and Smartphones Led Researchers to a Drug Discovery Breakthrough
An algorithm originally designed to help robots move was useful in tackling an entirely different problem
Stories by Ian Haydon
Biologics: The Pricey Drugs Transforming Medicine
Rather than being designed by chemists, this class of pharmaceuticals is produced by living cells. Here's where they come from and how they work
Designing Antiviral Proteins Via Computer Could Help Halt the Next Pandemic
If we want to be prepared for the worst, Bill Gates says, we have to build an arsenal of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics. Some scientists are now using computers to do just that
Enzymes versus Nerve Agents: Designing Antidotes for Chemical Weapons
Scientists invented chemical weapons; some are now working to destroy them
