German law enforcement raided the home of a 16-year-old boy whom they accuse of producing and storing a ricin-based ...

Castor oil is a vegetable oil made from the pressed seeds of the Ricinus communis plant. Ricin poison is made from the waste material from leftover processed castor beans and is toxic to cells.

Ricin is a chemical that is present in castor beans, which have been cultivated for millenniums for their oil. Ancient Egyptians used castor oil for its moisturizing and laxative effects ...

A teenager in eastern Germany is accused of producing the deadly biological warfare agent ricin in his family's attic. Police ...

(CNN)-- Ricin, a poison thought to have been found in a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel room Thursday, can be made from the waste left after processing castor beans, according to the Centers for Disease ...

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