Ricin: What Is It?

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 12:31 in Mathematics & Economics

Government officials in Washington have shut down mail delivery to the US Senate after detecting ricin in a letter addressed to Mississippi senator Roger Wicker, a Republican, on 16 April. Here are some facts about the toxin. [More]

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