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Ricin & the Castor Bean Plant

By Ketzel Levine

Published January 8, 2003 at 10:00 PM MST

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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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NPR Senior Correspondent Ketzel Levine reports for Morning Edition.

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