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Published online 17 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030310-14
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Enzyme key to chemical weapon weakness
Vulnerable mice help explain nerve-gas action.
The delayed effects of nerve poisons used in chemical warfare depend on a key molecule, new research with mice shows1.
The same mechanism in humans could mean that some people are genetically more susceptible to the delayed effects of nerve agents.
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