| 41. | Ricin, a powder produced from the seeds and pods of the castor bean plant, kills by inhalation or ingestion.
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| 42. | In recent years various radicals or extremist groups have been caught with ricin or castor beans in their possession.
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| 43. | There is no known antidote for ricin, a strong toxin which is relatively easy to make from castor beans.
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| 44. | Rather, it was a less toxic, natural component of the castor beans, which can be obtained from ornamental plants.
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| 45. | Then the castor beans were grown under sodium vapor lights, which are as close to sunlight as you can get.
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| 46. | Blood tests conducted by the FBI showed that Farrar had been exposed to ricin, the poison contained in castor beans.
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| 47. | Ricin, which is derived from the castor bean plant, can kill within days . There is no antidote or treatment.
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| 48. | At one of their apartments, police discovered traces of ricin, a lethal product of the widely cultivated castor bean plant.
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| 49. | Ricin, a powder produced from the seeds and pods of the castor bean plant, may be inhaled, ingested or injected.
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| 50. | But this year some catalogues are carrying castor beans with brightly colored seedpods, said to be suitable as cut flowers.
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