What the Heck is Ricin?
Castor Beans Ricin is derived from the pulp of the beans used to make castor oil. U.S. Dept of Agriculture When a pile of castor beans and a couple of vials of white powder turned up on Thursday in a...
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Ricin (on Breaking Bad) via Breaking Bad Wiki Yesterday, an envelope addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, was found to contain a white granular substance that was identified...
View ArticleNIH Lab Search Yields 100-Year-Old Ricin Sample
Biological samples in a freezer. Nick Smith/ALSPAC via Wikimedia Commons Remember last week when the U.S. National Institutes of Health asked American scientists, "Pls check yer vials!"? (We're...
View ArticleWhat the Heck is Ricin?
When a pile of castor beans and a couple of vials of white powder turned up on Thursday in a room at the Extended Stay America Hotel near the Las Vegas strip, authorities…
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Ricin, The Poison Mailed To President Obama
Yesterday, an envelope addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, was found to contain a white granular substance that was identified as ricin. Today, a…
View ArticleNIH Lab Search Yields 100-Year-Old Ricin Sample
Remember last week when the U.S. National Institutes of Health asked American scientists, "Pls check yer vials!"? (We're paraphrasing.) Apparently, the agency has taken its…
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