Finding Cures For Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source An Answer?

Finding Cures For Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source An Answer?: "Finding Cures For Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source An Answer?"

Shared data from archological research has been used in open source simulations. Here is an example on how open sourche data sharing can be used in medicine: "What would open-source drug discovery look like? "As with current software collaborations, we propose a website where volunteers could search and annotate shared databases. Individual pages would host tasks such as searching for new targets, finding chemicals to attack known targets, and posting data from related chemistry and biology experiments. Volunteers could use chat rooms and bulletin boards to announce discoveries and debate future research directions. Over time, the most dedicated and proficient volunteers would become leaders."

This should be more emphasised by university libraries together with open access and open standards in communication technology that probably will expand from the usual e-mail to video conferences (international research contacts).