ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Vienna man has pleaded guilty to possession of unregistered ricin on Wednesday. Ricin is a toxin that's naturally found in castor beans, according to the Centers for Disease ...

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 ...

Hardy fuschias waiting to be planted since the Canby plant sale in the ground: check Miscellaneous sundry plants acquired in the past few weeks in the ground: check If I keep this up, what am I going ...

Evogene's subsidiary Casterra has developed proprietary genomically modified, high-yield & high oil-content Castor seed varieties. In September 2022 the EU banned palm oil and soybean as a biofuel or ...

Cultures around the world have used castor oil for thousands of years as a natural healing remedy. In the Mediterranean, it was thought to increase a woman’s lactation, while in Africa it was used to ...

Adding the best hair oil to your routine is a great way to level up your strands. And while you may have heard of Moroccan oil, it’s not the only one that can elevate your mane. Castor oil for hair ...

An Upper Macungie Township man who told federal agents he bought castor beans to grow plants for his apartment wasn’t actually interested in gardening, authorities said. Instead, federal prosecutors ...

Castor oil has been around for thousands of years and has been a medicine-cabinet staple for hundreds. So it’s somewhat surprising to see the standby elixir — known for calming stomachs and ...

Castor oil is a vegetable oil that is derived from the seeds of the castor plant, which is native to Africa and India. Castor oil is rich in ricinoleic acid, which is a fatty acid that has been shown ...

Ricin is a deadly poison and fairly easy to make, but it’s a crude and clumsy weapon, according to bioterror experts. A letter sent to President Barack Obama tested ...