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Oct 2022
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The most toxic substance to humans? (It’...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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Today we're talking about the most toxic substance known to humans, and yet it also happens to be a substance that many people willingly inject into their bodies. It's Botox! Why is it so toxic to humans, and how did we come to the decision to inject it into out bodies, and why doesn't it hurt us?

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References from this episode

  1. https://cen.acs.org/articles/83/i25/Botox.html
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856357/
  3. https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/botox/6392.article
  4. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/botulism
  5. https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/neuroscience/Injections-botulinum-conjugate-relieves-chronic/96/i31


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