It has potential usefulness in the development of a second generation of existing drugs as well as contributing to the discovery of new pharmaceutical treatments. (sciencedaily.com)
The brothers got the idea for the drug - gene interaction database after they repeatedly were asked whether lists of genes identified through cancer genome sequencing could be targeted with existing drugs. (sciencedaily.com)
Other scientists are trying to get attention for existing drugs as well. (sciencemag.org)