Some varients of botulinum poison are so deadly that even a few nanograms can kill a person. How does a few nanograms of anything kill someone?

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Some varients of botulinum poison are so deadly that even a few nanograms can kill a person. How does a few nanograms of anything kill someone?

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A nanogram is 10^(-9) g. But an atom weighs 10^(-23) g. Now BoTox is a complex molecule, with 20,000 atoms, but that means a nanogram will contain 10^10 toxin molecules. That’s enough to cause serious issues.

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