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Nature Podcast
Audio long read: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype
Pharmacology, Medicine and Pharmaceutics podcast with Cassandra Willyard and Benjamin Thompson
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Nature examines the booming market for unregulated peptides and asks whether scientific evidence supports the health and wellness claims driving their popularity.
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