UK’s Porton Down investigation: Deadly nerve agent tests left animals gasping, writhing and shaking before dying

JANE DALTON: ‘A deadly nerve agent was used to poison dozens of guinea pigs during tests that left them writhing, gasping and shaking at the Porton Down laboratory, an investigation has found. Nearly 70 animals were given the chemicals that caused blurred vision, drooling, excessive sweating, eye pain, nausea and vomiting at low doses in … Continue reading UK’s Porton Down investigation: Deadly nerve agent tests left animals gasping, writhing and shaking before dying