Cecilia Liao

Open-source, social future of medical research.

This TED video is all about an inspiring look at the open-source future of medical research:

How does cancer know it’s cancer? At Jay Bradner’s lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 — and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 other labs to work on.

(Source: Guardian)