In wake of Syrian chemical attacks, scientists seek to improve sarin antidotes
In the early hours of 21 August, doctors in Damascus area hospitals scrambled—often in vain—to save the lives of Syrian civilians brought to the hospital with foaming mouths and convulsions. Today, a report released by a United Nations inspection team confirms, as many have suspected, that the chemical weapon used in the attack was the deadly nerve gas sarin. Read more
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