Some of the most celebrated triumphs of chemical biology are molecularly targeted therapeutics to combat human disease. However, a grand challenge looms as informative diagnostic strategies must be developed to realize the full impact of these promising pharmaceutical agents.
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Bailey, R. Grand Challenge Commentary: Informative diagnostics for personalized medicine. Nat Chem Biol 6, 857–859 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.488
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