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What is one Botulinum toxin medical unit?

How many Botulinum toxin molecules or grams are contained in one medical unit of Botox?
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Calculating approximate dose of UVs received by a virus

I am making a very approximate calculation to determine the dose of UVs received by a virus standing at 1.5 cm from a UV source during a certain amount of time. Please let me know if my train of ...
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What makes heavy metals toxic?

I'm not sure all heavy metals are toxic, but most are. Some may be present as insoluble compounds, or otherwhise hard to get into an organism, but that's a side aspect. For example, I would count ...
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Could super-caffeinating somebody's bloodstream be dangerous?

I'm currently planning out an RPG based on Misfits. Basically young offenders get super powers. I want one of the villains to have a really lame power that they use to become incredibly dangerous. I ...