Chemical detective work shows its power in latest Novichok saga
By 
Patrick Walter2020-10-01T08:30:00
Analytical chemistry’s forensic feats are astounding but so commonplace now that we’ve become blasé to them
Following the 2018 poisonings in Salisbury, this time it’s Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny who has been on the receiving end of a cold war relic – Novichok nerve agents (see p8). Once again chemists find themselves on the front line dealing with these weapons as another chemical detective story begins.