ENABLING SCIENCE
Survival of the fittest in drug design
Genetic algorithms are enabling scientists to design better drugs and engineer superior gene pools for procreation purposes.
Michael J. Felton
Dimerized isobutene: An alternative to MTBE
Indirect alkylation produces branched paraffin dimers, providing a viable substitute for MTBE in gasoline.
Aspi K. Kolah, Qi Zhiwen, Sanjay M. Mahajani
DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY
High-throughput protein crystallography
Large amounts of data, analyzed simultaneously, provide new insights into proteinligand interactions, accelerating the pace of drug discovery.
Katriona Knapman
SUCCEEDING IN THE MARKETPLACE
The emerging technology trajectory
The new biotech tools allow entrepreneurial companies to perform R&D more rapidly and less expensively, thus lowering entry barriers. This changes everything for chemical firms as well.
B. Bowonder, P. Srinivas Yadav, S. Krishnan
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