**These Beautiful Flowers Can Paralyze You, but Their Chemistry Could Save Lives**
By Connor Yeck, Michigan State University - Published on 04 August 2026
Researchers take the first steps toward recreating powerful chemicals derived from plants in the laboratory. Wolfsbane and larkspur can cause neurotoxicity and paralysis at extremely low doses, yet their chemistry has also been used against pain, malaria, cancer, and pests. Researchers have now taken the first steps toward recreating some of these powerful plant compounds [...]
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