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Weight-loss drugs are creating an environmental disaster—a new water-based method aims to change that
- February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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The world is in the middle of a peptide drug revolution. These short chains of amino acids—the building blocks of proteins—sit at the heart of some of the most successful medicines ever created, from weight-loss injections to advanced cancer therapies. Peptides are also used as crop treatments, veterinary drugs and even some cosmetic ingredients.
Originally published at Phys.org