Liza May wrote:

> Well, lysosomes are not *found* in plant cells, so there is no question
> of their being destroyed by cooking. Lysosomes, with their digestive
> enzymes, are part of an animal cell. That's the first problem with the
> definition of "alive" that you're referring to above.

Plants have their own enzymes that would be destroyed in cooking. Maybe
stone is alive...according to the Gaia theory it is. We are focusing on
definitions, when the point is merely whether it is better to cook or
not to cook.

My best, Ellie