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Season 1 Episode 64 | 01:08:14 | July 13, 2026

Can Plants Replace Animals in Drug Testing?

Matthew Metcalf is a neuroscientist with a background in the medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of opioids and cannabinoids as analgesic drugs. He is an assistant professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University (MCPHS)...

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