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 Posted: Tue Feb 26th, 2008 07:48 am
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 http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/cassava.htm

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cassava is the third-most important food source in tropical countries, but it has one major problem: The roots and leaves of poorly processed cassava plants contain a substance that, when eaten, can trigger the production of cyanide.