How Medicines Are Born Cover Type:Softcover A Candle or the Sun

A Candle or the Sun reveals a Singapore far different from the tourist brochures

Shortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2015

Pam and Ning go in search of new experiences and ultimate adventures off the beaten track

“[T]he quirky plot development is quite unexpected and original

Change is here – disorienting

How Medicines Are Born Cover Type:Softcover A Candle or the SunDescription This book is an excursion into the drug development process, from the initial conception in a chemical or molecular biology lab, via tests in isolated cells and animals, to the stage of clinical trials. The human body is a complex ecosystem where little is conclusively known in terms of its response to medication, for both sick and healthy individuals. The considerable degree of uncertainty inherent in health related research can lead to