ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS/AP) -- An Allentown man and former head of advanced research at a Boston-area biotechnology company told investigators he was inspired by the television show "Breaking Bad" when he ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2015, a Massachusetts biomedical technology researcher bought a couple woodland plants and several hundred beans online, claiming in the years that followed the latter were purely for decoration.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member to remain jailed pending trial ...

In 2015, a Massachusetts biomedical technology researcher bought a couple woodland plants and several hundred beans online, claiming in the years that followed the latter were purely for decoration.

Kent Mathewson is pictured in Mexico with a Castor Bean Plant. He is giving a lecture on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Hurlbut Church in Chautauqua Institution. CHAUTAUQUA – What do King Tut, Cleopatra, ...