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Ricin & the Castor Bean Plant

By Ketzel Levine
Published January 8, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST
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The seven men arrested in Britain over the weekend were allegedly manufacturing Ricin, a poison made from the berries of a common ornamental plant. NPR's Ketzel Levine looks at the plant itself.

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Ketzel Levine
NPR Senior Correspondent Ketzel Levine reports for Morning Edition.