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Special coverage devoted to stories on technology companies in the Boise area. The stories are produced by reporter Scott Ki of BSPR.

BSU Researchers Model Potential Disease-Fighters

Chemistry and Computer Science – each subject on its own is arguably one of the tougher programs at any graduate school. Combine them and the result is likely even tougher. But researchers at Boise State University have successfully bridged the two disciplines. As Boise State Public Radio’s Scott Ki reports, they teamed up to develop “Dock-o-matic,” a software application that streamlines the process of modeling potential drugs.

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