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By modulating peptides you can help to prevent or cure a disease. But in some diseases, there may be too much or too little of a particular peptide. They are the building blocks of everything. In humans, the body uses these molecules to communicate internally. ‘Peptides are molecules that exist everywhere – every single species of animal and plant has peptides.

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What are peptides and why are scientists interested in studying them?