Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? New analysis shows covert assassination remains a possibility in Chilean poet-politician’s mysterious death (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? New analysis shows covert assassination remains a possibility in Chilean poet-politician’s mysterious death

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McMaster researchers were part of an international team of experts who analyzed the remains of Pablo Neruda in an effort to determine if the pathogen Clostridium botulinum was responsible for his death.

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Debi Poinar

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