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Peptides are extremely popular right now. They are injectable short chain amino acids that claim to make people healthier, heal from injury and live longer. Science is now finding that they could cause cancer, and maybe result in early death. So what is going on with peptides? Are influencers ruining science? Written by: Gregory Brown Animations by: Gregory Brown Edited by: Luka Šarlija Resources and further learning: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-74022-y https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12893016/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32737999/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25592218/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12306302/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41573-025-00049-3 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12893016/#r4m https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/1263527105/steroids-men-body-image https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12893016/#r59racing https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4977020/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11103119/