Stockwell, Brent R. <br/><br/>
The quest for the cure :  the science and stories behind the next generation of medicines / 
Brent R. Stockwell. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  2011. 
 - xviii, 265 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and index. 
<br/><br/>The drug discovery crisis -- A new science of molecules -- The birth of the first cancer drugs -- A new company creating drug cocktails -- The undruggable RAS protein -- The druggable genome -- Peering inside proteins -- The nature of interactions between proteins -- Blocking protein-protein interactions -- A revolution in peptide synthesis -- A vast array of drug candidates -- Moving outside the small molecule box -- Accelerating the arrival of next generation drugs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231152129 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780231525527 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010053573 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drug development.<br/>Drugs--Design.<br/>Proteins--Metabolism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM301.25  / .S76 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615/.19 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>QV 744