One of the qualities of G.E. is that it would be more difficult for the spirit to express itself in matter in the Earthly realm. This trend started with the innoculation of children against childhood diseases. The childhood diseases and fevers have a purpose allowing the child to make the body gifted to them, their own so they may persue their own destiny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rex Teague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:38 AM Subject: Re: Off: Life in perspective
> On 5 Dec 01, Allan Balliett wrote: > > > Yes, the differences between the rich and poor won't be quite so > > arguable once genetic engineering and human cloning come into their > > own. At that point, we have the possibility of a caste system with > > physical distinctions - - acquired by cash - - beyond our wildest > > imaginations. > > Below is a recent snippet from another list I'm on. The irony of your > comment will be missed by the perpetuators of this empty rhetoric! > Of course the salient point is in the last sentence the same > [ir]rationale I've heard used by "organic farmers". > > Sorry... Rex 8<] > ---- > NUTRIGENOMICS > > From: http://www.iftf.org/html/features/ncng_report.html > > "The report, The Future of Nutrition: Consumers Engage with > Science, published in June 2001, is the culmination of research > conducted by the New Consumer, New Genetics (NCNG) program. > The Future of Nutrition is an examination of how nutrigenomics--the > study of the relationship between what we eat and how our genes > function--will change our conception of food and will enable individuals > by 2010 to choose foods selectively in order to prevent diseases to > which they may be genetically predisposed. > > The possibilities for personalized diets using existing or new foods > tailored to genetic profiles will ripple through the food, health care, > biotech, pharmaceutical, agricultural, grocery manufacturing and > retailing industries, with dramatic strategic implications. The report > focuses on the ways that consumers can change diet-related > behavior by responding to better information and includes in-depth > analyses of the NCNG program's major national household survey > and consumer focus groups. > > The market for nutrigenomics-based products and services by 2010 > will encourage one third of consumers in the U.S. to be willing to pay > more for their food products in order to enhance their health." >
