>what are your (I adress all Paleofooders here) thoughts about eating
>transgenic plants and those new plants that have been brought to us by
>protoplastic fusion and mutations

Genetically modified (GM) foods are all guilty until proven innocent, in
my book.

What scares me the worst is this virus and retro-virus delivery of
genetic modifications to humans.  Perhaps there will eventually be great
benefit from this technology; but, as with most new technologies, I am
afraid we will brutalize ourselves with it for some time before we
develop enough sense to use it wisely.  (Once upon a time,  Xrays were
used for cosmetic removal of hair from women's legs, and to check the fit
of children's shoes in stores, for instance.) I read that they are
introducing genes for clotting factor into hemophiliacs (sp?) via GM
viruses.  I find the potential implied by this very scary.