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minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWe actually do not know how medication works. You’d be baffled knowing how we research new medications (it’s randomly trying millions of different molecules). One breakthrough where we know more is MRNA but that’s just a small part. And metabolism? We have a poor understanding of about 10-15%(we don’t even know where it all happens or how much there is), the rest is unknown.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoOh shut up. Every drug has a defined target.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes but we still start out with millions of molecules for each target. So shut up I guess? Is everyone in this sub thread 11 years old?
We actually do not know how medication works.
You’d be baffled knowing how we research new medications (it’s randomly trying millions of different molecules).
One breakthrough where we know more is MRNA but that’s just a small part.
And metabolism? We have a poor understanding of about 10-15%(we don’t even know where it all happens or how much there is), the rest is unknown.
Oh shut up. Every drug has a defined target.
Yes but we still start out with millions of molecules for each target. So shut up I guess?
Is everyone in this sub thread 11 years old?