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Double agents and nerve agents

How poisons work

From spies to cosmetics, neuroscientist Phoebe Wallman investigates the science and history of some of the most infamous nerve poisons. She follows the bizarre story of how a poisoned double agent was treated with another poison, and shows how poisons can be harnessed for the greater good

Phoebe Wallman

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AQA Control of heart rate; Nervous coordination

OCR A Neuronal communication; Mammalian nervous system

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