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In a message dated 9/25/2008 5:36:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com writes:


> >Oh, and Lynn, the latest thing I
> read was that RA and other AI diseases might be caused by a virus or
> bacteria-I believe it was a strep strain, can't remember..  Viruses are
> like diets in that they, too, can flip genetic switches, perhaps
> bacteria do as well.
> 

This has come up before, Akka, and I don't bring it up to dispute your view, 
only to say that"there are more things, in heaven and earth, Horatio, than 
are 
dreamt of in your philosophy."  That is, you have a considerable credence in 
genetics.  However most geneticists are the epitome of the person whose only 
tool is a hammer and so everything looks like a nail to them.

I am fascinated, although not surprised, by the recent research that shows 
that our genes are not fixed.  Although identical twins have identical (or 
nearly identical) genes at birth, by the time they are adults their genetic 
makeup 
has diversified from each other.  The current thinking is that our genes 
change and adapt to our environment, diet, what we do, and even what we 
think.  
There are more things at play than genes.

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