SCOTT SPEAKS WITH ITALIAN PHARMACOLOGIST PIERO DOLARA WHO RECENTLY LEAD A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS IN A STUDY OF MYRRH (mer). IN THE BIBLE IT SAYS THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS OFFERED MYRRH BEFORE HIS CRUCIFIXION TO EASE HIS PAIN. THE SCIENTISTS WANTED TO FIND OUT IF MYRRH IN FACT HAS PAINKILLING PROPERTIES AND IF IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TODAY AS A PAIN REMEDY.
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