Ricin & the Castor Bean Plant

NPR | By Ketzel Levine

Published January 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

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.

Ketzel Levine

NPR Senior Correspondent Ketzel Levine reports for Morning Edition.

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