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Science 11 April 2003:
Vol. 300. no. 5617, pp. 294 - 295
DOI: 10.1126/science.1083395

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From Knowing to Controlling: A Path from Genomics to Drugs Using Small Molecule Probes

Robert L. Strausberg,1* Stuart L. Schreiber2

The National Cancer Institute Initiative in Chemical Genetics is designed to encourage the development of small molecular probes. The probes are useful for activating or inactivating protein functions, thereby providing resources that help discern the functions of gene products in normal and disease cells, as well as in tissues. This initiative includes "ChemBank," a suite of informatics tools and databases aimed at promoting the development and use of chemical genetics by scientists worldwide. The information generated with such tools should provide a critical link from genomic discovery to drug development.

1 Cancer Genomics Office, National Cancer Institute, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02115, USA.
*   To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: RLS{at}nih.gov


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