Discovering new medicines? : Human bodies are good at fighting disease, but sometimes things go wrong and then we need medicines. It takes about 15 years to make a new medicine. This is how it's done / Biomedical Research Education Trust, Understanding Animal Research.

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Discovering new medicines? : Human bodies are good at fighting disease, but sometimes things go wrong and then we need medicines. It takes about 15 years to make a new medicine. This is how it's done / Biomedical Research Education Trust, Understanding Animal Research.