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More Molecules of Murder (Paperback)
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How can a plant as beautiful as the foxglove be so deadly and yet
for more than a century be used to treat heart disease? The same is
true of other naturally occurring molecules as will be revealed in
this current book by award-winning author and chemist, John Emsley.
More Molecules of Murder follows on from his highly-acclaimed
earlier book Molecules of Murder, and again it deals with 14
potential poisons; seven of which are man-made and seven of which
are natural. It investigates the crimes committed with them, not
from the point of view of the murderers, their victims, or the
detectives, but from the poison used. In so doing it throws new
light on how these crimes were carried out and ultimately how the
perpetrators were uncovered and brought to justice. Each chapter
starts by looking at the target molecule itself, its discovery, its
chemistry, its often-surprising use in medicine, its effects on the
human body, and its toxicology. The rest of the chapter is devoted
to murders and attempted murders in which it has been used. But, be
reassured that murder by poison is not the threat it once was,
thanks to laws which restrict access to such materials and to the
skills of analytical chemists in detecting their presence in
incredibly tiny amounts.
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