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Name: Sassia
Status: student
Age: 16
Location: N/A
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Date: 11/15/2004
Question:
I've heard that there is a tree/shrub whose bark is highly poisonous, and completely undetectable in any type of scientific test. Do you know which?

Replies:
Haven't heard of that, but the following might be useful.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web1/jferguson.html

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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