Thalidomide was the cause of one of the biggest disasters in modern medicine. Primarily known for causing birth defects in over 10,000 babies born between 1957-1962, it's now a treatment for leprosy and multiple myeloma. But if not for a lucky break its potential to treat other disease may not have been realized. In this episode, I look at the history of Thalidomide and also examine cutting edge technologies that researchers are using to repurpose existing drugs as treatments for other diseases.