arsenic
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chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33
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#71 – Katherine Eban: Widespread fraud in the generic drug industry
Peter Attia MD
A poisonous substance that tainted a cough syrup in the 1930s, leading to child deaths and galvanizing public sentiment for the creation of the FDA.
What If Alien Life Were Silicon-Based?
PBS Space Time
Mentioned as an example of toxicity due to its similar valence electron count to phosphorus, leading to the accidental formation of unstable molecules in cells.