One milligram of ricin can kill an adult. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Free for a few years, he was then imprisoned for 2½ years accused of involvement in the so-called ricin plot. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: No justice for Taleb] Reference
Freed from its protective hard coating, the inside of the castor bean could be ground into a substance known as ricin. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Harvest] Reference
The CDC lists on its Web site that it takes 500 micrograms of ricin, which is about the size of a pinhead, to kill a person. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
I wonder whether the Chilcot inquiry Report, 29 January will require Tony Blair to answer a question or two about the so-called ricin plot. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: Chilcot should look at the ricin plot] Reference
PRESTON: Scientists in the U.S. government at Fort Dietrich in Maryland have a rapid test for ricin which is like a pregnancy test kit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2004] Reference
He was originally arrested back in 2003 in what was to become known as the "ricin" trial where no ricin was actually found. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
How often is ricin used as a weapon in this country?. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
To produce a crude preparation of ricin is quite easy. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
But this is only when the ricin is in its purest form. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
They never actually used ricin; they just acquired the toxin. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
Bergendorff's motives for possessing the ricin remain unclear. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
What are the most recent cases in the United States involving ricin?. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
So how alarmed should we be by this discovery of ricin in Las Vegas?. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
In January, London police found traces of the poison ricin in a raid. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2003] Reference
Inhaled ricin is inevitably fatal in animals, and there's no antidote. From Wordnik.com. [The Terrors Of Toxins] Reference
Castor beans are also used to produce ricin, a deadly biological agent. From Wordnik.com. [Sneaking In The Scuds] Reference
How big a threat does ricin pose compared to anthrax and other bioterror agents?. From Wordnik.com. ['The Challenge is to Stay Vigilant'] Reference
How serious is the threat of food or water contamination by ricin or similar poisons?. From Wordnik.com. ['The Challenge is to Stay Vigilant'] Reference
But this is the first time that any ricin, traces of ricin, have been discovered in France. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2003] Reference
The U.S. government looked at ricin as a possible biological weapon of warfare many years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
They've intercepted major recent threats, including the ricin poisoning plot a few summers ago. From Wordnik.com. ['A Long-Term Threat'] Reference
The Las Vegas incident is the latest in a line of ricin-related episodes stretching back decades. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
A large number of right-wing militia and patriot groups have produced crude preparations of ricin. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
Iraq investigated ricin as biological weapon during the 1980s, prior to the 1991 Persian Gulf War. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
The plot was foiled when British raids turned up traces of ricin and the equipment used to make it. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting In The Barren Hills] Reference
Was there any post-9/11 legislation that made it tougher to acquire ricin or make it tougher on those who do?. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
While being interrogated, he described an active plot in England that involved poisoning people by using homemade ricin. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Watch: What Ricin?] Reference
Authorities in that case discovered traces of ricin in a northern London apartment as well as castor beans and equipment. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
Jonathan Tucker: We don't yet know, but castor beans, from which ricin is made, are widely available throughout the world. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
In 1989 the Iraqis tried to build weapons that would release ricin into the atmosphere, but their efforts apparently failed. From Wordnik.com. [The Terrors Of Toxins] Reference
A half dozen Algerian militants were first arrested in London last January and traces of ricin were found in their apartment. From Wordnik.com. [Hard To Kill] Reference
But they did not produce ricin; they instead produced anthrax bacteria, botulinum toxin, and aflatoxin, produced by fungal mold. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: Do we have any idea how this man obtained and made the ricin that was discovered in his Las Vegas hotel room?. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding Ricin] Reference
The jury in the ricin-plot case did convict Bourgass on charges of conspiracy to "cause a public nuisance" through the use of ricin. From Wordnik.com. [Terror Watch: What Ricin?] Reference
We are working on a vaccine for ricin, but for people who might be at high risk like those involved in a first-responder capability. From Wordnik.com. ['The Challenge is to Stay Vigilant'] Reference
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