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The Mercurial Genius of Candace Pert

This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg by Dr. Phil Stieg

Jul 10, 202629:38Science & Medicine

Candace Pert discovered the opioid receptor, created a drug to stop AIDS in the brain, and identified stress as a cause of disease. She also inadvertently unleashed the overdose epidemic, got kicked out of the NIH, and w...