"In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row... " remains a familiar poem covering battle, death, and the plant known as Papaver somniferum. So, what do the poppy flower, opium, twilight sleep, and women voting have in common? Apparently, quite a bit. Listen in on this episode entitled, "Into the Arms of Morpheus" on When Science Makes History to acquire the answers to these questions and a whole lot more.
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