[PW] ?short story id

[Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD]

 From perhaps fifty years ago I remember a story called "The Ultimate 
Catalyst", in which people were turned into plants by a substance that 
replaced the iron in their bodies with copper [?]. It was published in, 
I believe, "Amazing Stories".

Pam McLaughlin wrote:

>This question was given to me by another staff member:
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>A patron asked after a short story by Alfred Hitchcock that involves
>people in a jungle, and the plants start growing on them.  That's all
>I've got to go on; the patron has been searching through anthologies,
>but doesn't have a title.  I poked around on the internet without any
>luck, but also found that Hitchcock compiled a bunch of short story
>collections--so I wonder if he's even the author at all.  Does this ring
>any bells with either of you?  Thanks for wracking your brains along
>with me.
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>This sounds vaguely familiar, but I'm thinking a horror or fantasy
>writer.
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>Ideas?
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>Pam McLaughlin
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>Fremont Public Library
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>1170 N. Midlothian
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>Mundelein, IL  60060
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>www.fremontlibrary.org <http://www.fremontlibrary.org/> 
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