Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices

Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices

An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—to them, in this “magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force” (Neil Shubin). A deadly secre…

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