>I don't know if this means genetically modified, but I think "fiddled
>with" would describe them.
Dori, I think that you should appreciate that there is a very huge
>difference between gentic engineering and selctive breeding within the
>continuum of "fiddled with." Both are relevant to the paleo inquiry but
>selecting for fenitic tendencies in a plant versus splicing in something
>like say a bacterium gene is huge fundamental difference. As one of the
>ouder voices on the list, you should avoid "fuzziness." rick
Well, at least I can spell what I (l)oudly say. Or, as Steve Martin
used to
say, "excUUUUUUuuuuse ME" (mispelled for effect).
Dori Zook
Denver, CO