From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sun Mar 02 2003 - 00:40:39 MST
J. Clark noted:
<<It's surprising too; we know vastly more biology than we did then but for
some reason can't translate it into cures.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net>>
Complexity is the reason. Physics, chemistry, engineering are all much
simpler then medicine. Hence, one can understand a biological process, but
getting chemicals to actually heal people is another level of complexity. The
good news is that the body can now, in part, be modeled by computing as well
as animal studies. The computer revolution is slowly revolutionizing
medicine, as seen in the new field of combinational chemistry. Improved Cat
scans (Spiral tomograhy) are in some cases, helping people identify disease
earlier.
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