• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Using computers and simulations is good, actually.

    Using narrow models and simulations without adequately testing in live humans or monitoring against side effects or investigating problems is how you get Phen Fen and Oxycotin.

    Vast parameter spaces cannot be robustly explored by experimental means.

    Leaving us with “cutting edge” pharmaceuticals with all sorts of unexpected (or deliberately omitted) hazards.

    You still have to do clinical trials, even after you’ve built up a backlog of possibilities.