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Watch these video clips with your students. The questions that accompany them can be discussed in class or printed out and answered individually by your students.
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Even though Markov and his close friends believe he could be the target of a political assassination, his symptoms at first did not reveal any clues. The treating physician describes the events that lead to Markov's death.
 Play Video Clip 1
Questions:
- How did the attending doctors first explain Markov's symptoms and how did they treat him?
- What led the doctors to the conclusion that Markov had been poisoned?
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Markov's autopsy reveals the source of the poison that killed him, confirming the hypothesis that he was murdered.
Play Video Clip 2
Questions:
- What prevented the doctors from cutting into the wounded leg during the original autopsy?
- What was the specialty of the facility at Porton Down? Why was it a good choice to investigate Markov's case?
- Describe how the pellet was found in Markov's tissue. What was the significance of finding such a pellet?
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