Realizing Nature's Potential. The Once and Future King of Drug Discovery. Proceedings of the William L. Brown Symposium Honoring Dr. Gordon Cragg. 2011. (MSB 118). illus. 196 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

The proceedings was a two-day event held at the Missouri Botanical Garden in the fall of 2006 in honour of Dr. Gordon Cragg. Dr. Cragg, former chief of theNatural Products Branch of the National Cancer Institute, was throughout his career a tireless advocate for the conservation of nature in order to maintain the rich chemical diversity that has so often been vital to the development of new pharmaceuticals. Research scientists from academic and corporate programs came together to present the results of their research in the natural products field. Their contributions touch upon recent methodological innovations, the legal and ethical landscape, and the future direction of natural products research.