Friday, 18 April 2014

A chemistry grad student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP…

A chemistry grad student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP and gave himself Parkinsonian Syndrome while trying to make opioids – accidentally advancing Parkinson’s research at his own expense. His parkinsonism was successfully treated with levodopa but he died 18 months later from a cocaine overdose.






from Crazy Facts http://ift.tt/1f38HyV

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