May 27, 2005
Coming Soon: Doing Research With Your Cellphone
Michael W. Dennis pulls a BlackBerry from his pocket and types "Vioxx" into a search window using the handheld e-mail device's tiny keys.
In seconds, up pops a molecular representation of the controversial drug, in a geometric pattern of hexagons, letters, and lines that would make sense to anyone trained as a chemist.
Mr. Dennis, vice president for planning and development at Chemical Abstracts Service, says he can use a cellphone or other wireless communication device to pull
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