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Nature 424, 990-991 (28 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424990a
Drug discovery: In the eye of the beholder
Helen Pearson1
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Abstract
Does the pharmaceutical industry's future lie at the boundary between drugs and cosmetics? Or is the prospect of effective 'cosmeceuticals' a beauty myth? Helen Pearson investigates.
In 1991, dermatologist Alistair Carruthers made a surprise announcement to his colleagues. "We're going to use the most deadly agent known to humanity for the treatment of wrinkles," he told a meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery in Orlando, Florida.
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