The New York Times – Music:
Using powerful technologies, scientists found staggering amounts of lead and other toxic substances in the composer’s hair that may have come from wine, or other sources.
Category: Poisoning and Poisons
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
The New York Times – Music:
By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
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3 Dogs Die After Eating Poisoned Meatballs at a Race in France
The New York Times – Sports:
The poisonings took place at the French canicross championships, in which people run or cycle while attached to their dogs.
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Why Don’t Many Hotels Install Carbon Monoxide Alarms?
The New York Times – Travel:
Three carbon monoxide deaths at a resort in the Bahamas called attention to the dangers of the odorless gas. In the U.S., where it often takes multiple poisonings for hotels to install alarms, a debate about detector policies has been intensifying.