The Washington Post says the emergence of a black market for a clone of Botox raises concerns that it could be financing clandestine factories to produce a lethal toxin that is both a key ingredient of the faux anti-aging drug and a highly deadly poison sought by terrorists.
The newspaper says a speck of botulinum toxin smaller than a grain of sand can kill a 150-pound adult and has been sought by al-Qaeda.
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