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breakyerself 20 hours ago

There's an AIDs drug that no longer exists because of an isomorph of the drug compound that formed and spread making it so the original compound couldn't be made anymore.

zip77 19 hours ago | parent [-]

Source?

breakyerself 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is where I learned about it. Veritasium video

https://youtu.be/ksn5yrsC3Wg?is=GIaOMC0Jqg7qptlC

molticrystal 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritonavir?useskin=vector#Polym...

When in solid form even the smallest amount can convert the whole batch to the much less effective version.

cwillu 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-nine#Real-life_analogues