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Skin genetically engineered to destroy cocaine could prevent addiction

17 September 2018

Engineered skin cells inserted beneath the skin of mice help destroy cocaine in the blood before it reaches the brain – and the therapy might work in people too

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Skin genetically engineered to destroy cocaine could prevent addiction

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