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Poisons.


Poisons

Peter Macinnis

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Poisons are a part of our world, from workplace to home: they can cure as well as kill. Science writer Peter Macinnis examines many different kinds of poisons and their history in Poisons: From Hemlock hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is T.  To Botox And The Killer Bean Of Calabar. From cosmetic cosmetic /cos·met·ic/ (koz-met´ik)
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 and domestic poisons in history and literature to the use of poisons in war, Poisons provides a blend of vignette Vignette

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, history, and lively case histories.
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Title Annotation:Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean of Calabar
Publication:The Bookwatch
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Aug 1, 2005
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