Technology could make cheaper drugs
Date: 18.9.2008
Costly **drugs** for illnesses such as cancer and arthritis could be **made more cheaply** with a method developed by scientists.
Researchers at the University have pioneered a **simple way** to remove dead cells from cell cultures used to make **protein-based drugs**. Such drugs are increasingly prescribed to treat a range of illnesses but are expensive.
"The University of Edinburgh":[ http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2008/august/cell-techonology]
