Hallelujah moments: tales of drug discovery

Seduced by drug discovery

The small molecules of life

Proteins : molecular wonders in three dimensions

Proteins perform multiple functions : enzymes, receptors, ion channels

Drug discovery and development : the road from an idea to promoting human health

Finasteride : the Gary and Jerry show

Basic research, snake venoms, and ACE inhibitors : Ondetti, Cushman, and Patchett

Statins : protection against heart attacks and strokes

The perils of primaxin

Avermectins : molecules of life battle parasites

Fludalanine : nice try but no hallelujah

Diabetes breakthrough : Januvia and Janumet.