As the science of drug discovery has grown in scale and gotten more complicated, so have the drug molecules themselves. But there’s a promising class of drugs made of just a handful of atoms that punch above their weight by leveraging the natural chemistry of the cell.


Recent discoveries have opened up a new era of pharmaceutical chemistry that some people are calling a golden age. In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, reporter Laura Howes explains this exciting field of research and its implications for the drugs of the future.


C&EN Uncovered, a project from C&EN’s podcast, Stereo Chemistry, offers a deeper look at subjects from recent stories. Check out Laura’s cover story on small-molecule drugs at cenm.ag/smallmol ([ Ссылка ]) .


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A transcript of this episode is available at cenm.ag/smallmolpod.


Credits


Executive producer: Gina Vitale


C&EN Uncovered host: Craig Bettenhausen


Reporter: Laura Howes


Audio editor: Brian Gutierrez


Copyeditor: Bran Vickers


Story editor: Mitch Jacoby


Episode artwork: Chris Gash


Music: “Hot Chocolate,” by Aves


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