We analysed his hair for arsenic and yes, discovered two forms of arsenic there, one which was consistent with him consuming a dose just prior to his deathThe stuffed Phar Lap under wraps after his death in the United States.
with arsenic, but say there's no way of tracing who was responsible.
In a groundbreaking study made public today, scientists at the hours before his death in the US in 1932.
Australia's greatest sporting mysteries.
"We analysed his hair for arsenic and yes, discovered two forms of arsenic there, one which was consistent with him consuming a dose just prior to his death," scientist Ivan Kempson told ABC Radio.
"Our results say so, they indicate that he ingested arsenic just prior to his death.
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was poisoned, it has not found a way to determine who gave him the fatal dose.
ingested arsenic; we can't actually identify where it's come from," Dr Kempson said.
the research.
"It's fantastic, it's really exciting and it's great to be involved with a study involving something as iconic as Phar Lap," he said.
intense amounts of light, allowing scientists to analyse material with greater sensitivity.
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