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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sam Hall

What is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death?

Epibatidine, the highly potent toxin Britain has linked to the death of Alexei Navalny, is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine.

This extremely toxic, nicotine-like compound originates from the Epipedobates genus of poison dart frogs, found exclusively in northern South America. Crucially, these amphibians are not indigenous to Russia.

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