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What is Novichok? A neurotoxicologist explains

  • Written by William Atchison, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University
In this file photo taken on on Oct. 4, 1987, a Soviet army officer presents ammunition rigged with chemical agents during a visit by Western diplomats and journalists to a chemical weapons research facility in Shikhany, Saratov region, Russia. The facility in Shikhany led the efforts to develop Soviet chemical weapons, including Novichok-class...

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