Gilles Tran wrote:
> Slight derail, but something that amuses me is that most, if not all, plants 
> contain compounds that either act as a defense against predators (i.e. 
> biochemical warfare) or are potentially toxic anyway (ergot and other forms 
> of mold poisonning). 

Except iceberg lettuce, which survives by simply having no nutritive 
value or flavor for any other form of life. ;-)


(Not my joke, but I don't remember who said it.)

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     It's not feature creep if you put it
     at the end and adjust the release date.

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