Phil and Stephen dip into the archives to discuss the strange ways in which progress doesn’t always occur on purpose. Where do solutions come from? Careful planning. Intentional behavior. Hard work. Or sometimes we just stumble into them.

Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found, and it could be malaria

By attaching malaria proteins to cancer cells, tumours could be burrowed into and then destroyed — and it seems to be effective on 90 per cent of types of cancers

Can a Diabetes Drug Cure Aging?

 A 2014 study found that people with Type 2 diabetes who took metformin lived longer than healthy people without diabetes who weren't taking it.

10 Awesome Accidental Discoveries

Penicillin

The Microwave Oven

Velcro

The Big Bang

Teflon

Vulcanized Rubber

Coca-Cola

Radioactivity

Smart Dust

'Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration ...

Thomas A Edison

 

Artificial intelligence will plunge into the universe of molecules in the search for amazing drugs

“There are two strategies of innovation on the basis of the AI in the pharmaceutical industry, which will provide you the best molecules and the rapid approval,” says lark. “One is looking for the needle in the haystack, and the other creates a new needle”.

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