> I don't know if this means genetically modified, but I think "fiddled > with" would describe them. > > Dori Zook 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