Gentle Chemistry Promises Cleaner and Safer Pharmaceuticals (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen

Gentle Chemistry Promises Cleaner and Safer Pharmaceuticals

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A chemistry research group at the University of Copenhagen led by professor Knud J. Jensen has been researching methods for altering proteins and peptides, the chemical structures that run everything in the human body. Jensen is convinced that the method will become pivotal in the development of new pharmaceuticals.

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Jes Andersen/University of Copenhagen

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