Low-Hanging Fruit

Low-Hanging Fruit is a website which collects data about drug/compound screens against parasitic organisms.

Michelle Arkin and James McKerrow explain:

The apples on the tree at the website represent links to data for the parasites indicated. In some cases, this data is a simple list of hits to be viewed by those individuals and agencies interested in rapid follow-up. In other instances, a more complete database can be accessed under "protocols and statistics" as compiled by Pipeline Pilot (Accelrys) software.

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