>That was the way it
>was before man selectively bred it so that they don't fall off, and then
>can be harvested. This falling off was controlled by a single gene, so it
>wasn't too hard for a mutant to be found that they then bred.
Here's an interresting paliodiet post put up by Rick Strong:
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9808&L=paleodiet&P=R528