panacea

“It’s the furthest thing from a panacea,” Murphy said.

"Polynucleotides as a treatment is not the panacea. There are plenty of other treatments out there that can do similar, and have more data behind them."

He began as a William Morris socialist but quickly became suspicious of any sweeping social panacea, to the point of intellectual haughtiness.

It’s not the panacea, but at least there will be some resource that’s a good story too, for Jewish kids, non-Jewish kids and the adults in their lives.

"It's not a panacea, it's not a silver bullet," he added, stressing the importance of dietary changes and physical exercise.