There’s a surprising similarity in most eyewear, whether it’s a luxury frame that can cost thousands of dollars or a pair of low-budget readers available at the drugstore. Across this gargantuan price ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn how to use ricinus oil to control hair fall, strengthen roots, boost scalp health, and promote thicker, healthier hair ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...