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An audio version of an in depth article on the story of how the nerve agent used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was developed.
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Hundreds of people have been warned after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent.
The early use of poison is one more indicator of an advanced repertoire of behavioural and technological traits that have characterised our species from the earliest times.
Don't forget to wash your hands.
