Ep 41 Ricin: A Bad Seed
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The Toxin Content of Castor Seeds
The ricin content of an actual caster being seed varies from about 1% to 10%. A lot of plants will make the seeds toxic, but not the fleshy fruit around them. Birds could hypothetically eat these seeds and pass them through unharmed if they are not crushed. The plant, I'm putting big air quotes here, knows what it's trying to avoid. So this one's all about sex for this plant.
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