Biochemist Akira Endo & Cuban Revolutionary Olga Morgan Goodwin
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Akira Endo discovered the ‘penicillin for cholesterol’. But when offered the drugs he made possible, for his own high cholesterol, he opted for diet and exercise instead. And we hear the remarkable story of the Cuban revolutionary, Olga Morgan Goodwin, who turned on Fidel Castro and was imprisoned for trying to overthrow him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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