3 thoughts on “Assorted Links

  1. “a couple of atoms different from a neurotoxin developed for warfare, …. But if it is that close to being directly lethal to humans..”: chemistry doesn’t work like that. Common salt is just one atom different from a toxic gas and a flammable metal.

  2. “Common salt is just one atom different.” But common salt has just two atoms — obviously changing 50% of a molecule will make a huge difference. The pesticides that Kim is talking about have far more than two atoms.

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