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Friday, November 24, 2006

Polonium-210 one of world's rarest elements

Polonium-210 -- the radioactive substance used to poison a former Russian spy in London -- is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.

Looks like it wasn't Thallium after all. Polonium-210 is extremely rare - except in Russia, of course. See also Radiation killed Russian spy, says Britain

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