Ricinus communis, a perennial flowering plant native to East Africa and India, appears innocuous at first glance. The wide-leafed plant’s two-meter stalk bears a large seed, deceptively known as a ...

The former researcher director of a Massachusetts biotechnology firm was indicted on a federal charge Tuesday after allegedly purchasing several hundred castor oil plant seeds online, researching how ...

WASHINGTON - Ever since the anthrax and terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the poison ricin has at times been lumped in with other bioterrorism agents because it comes from a relatively common plant ...

Dr. Ishtiaq Ali Saaem, a research director at a Massachusetts-area biotechnology firm, was arrested for trying to acquire the highly toxic poison ricin. iStockphoto A research director at a ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS/AP) -- An Allentown man and former head of advanced research at a Boston-area biotechnology company told investigators he was inspired by the television show "Breaking Bad" when he ...

A wife and mother in Alabama is accused of planning to kill her husband with Ricin poison produced from castor beans. Kirsten Mae Vining, 32, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, ...

Sweltering heat and bright sunlight do not a tropical garden make, even if many common garden plants, from marigolds to okra, do hail from the tropics. That tropical look comes from lush, bold foliage ...

Sweltering heat and bright sunlight do not a tropical garden make, even if many common garden plants, from marigolds to okra, do hail from the tropics. That tropical look comes from lush, bold foliage ...

Sweltering heat and bright sunlight do not a tropical garden make, even if many common garden plants, from marigolds to okra, do hail from the tropics. That tropical look comes from lush, bold foliage ...

Despite a slow start, the castor bean “revolution” is now in full swing in the country with some farmers now having the crop in their fields. What started as a vision by Life Brand Agricultural ...

WASHINGTON – Ever since the anthrax and terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the poison ricin has at times been lumped in with other bioterrorism agents because it comes from a relatively common plant ...