There are some crazy poisons in our world, and they are often found in things you would least expect. In this week's episode of Reactions, we break down our top 5.
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Credits:
Producer: Kirk Zamieroski
Screenwriter: Samantha Jones
Scientific Consultants: Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD Joe Landolph, PhD Dan Brown, PhD Mark Spaller, PhD
Executive producer: George Zaidan
Music:
Dirty damage by APM
Sources:
https://www.sciencealert.com/do-not-stand-under-world-s-most-dangerous-tree-manchineel-tree
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150817-earths-most-poisonous-plants
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7560788
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC504506/
https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087745/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128012383993796
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6115105
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672850/
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-drug/def/auranofin
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr980431o
https://livertox.nih.gov/Gold_Preparations.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30827998
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/foodborne-illness-and-disease/clostridium-botulinum/ ct_index
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