Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually Peptides
Sophie KleemanKate KnibbsScienceSep 15, 2026 6:30 AMThose Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually PeptidesWIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe Mr. Green bodega sits on a busy stretch of Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
- ▪Sophie KleemanKate KnibbsScienceSep 15, 2026 6:30 AMThose Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually PeptidesWIRED tested samples of four types of peptides.
- ▪The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe Mr.
- ▪Green bodega sits on a busy stretch of Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sophie KleemanKate KnibbsScienceSep 15, 2026 6:30 AMThose Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually PeptidesWIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe Mr. Green bodega sits on a busy stretch of Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Near the counter, you can buy the usual assortment of candy, gum, rolling papers, and soda. You can also purchase tiny vials of injectable peptides. So we did. And then we sent them to a lab.Mr.
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