>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