Gap Fill - Toxic Flowers - Level 6

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The world of plants is full of natural wonders, but some of flowers can be deadly. Killers have used these for to poison people. However, botanists at Michigan State University and the Czech Academy of Sciences have discovered that two poisonous plants could have that may be used to make new medicines. The scientists conducted on two flowers: wolfsbane and larkspur. Ingestion of small of wolfsbane could cause death from respiratory or heart failure. The toxic larkspur can cause muscle weakness. Researchers say "biohacking" of the plants' chemical makeup could create valuable .

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