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UWI launches new research lab

THE University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, in partnership with Field Trip Health has launched a new laboratory dedicated to the study of psilocybin and aimed at conducting research that will better offer medical treatments for people in need.The facility, called the Field Trip Natural Products Lab, was launched at the Faculty of Science and Technology at The UWI, Mona, on Tuesday.

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