From: John Cuccia 

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:41:08 -0400, "Gary Britt"
 wrote:

>Not the "Man" of today, and certain animals should be hunted
to extinction,
>especially at the time being referred to 150 years ago.  Alligators should
>be made extinct or at lest eliminated from this country except for an
>occasional zoo and boot factory.  That's just to name one where I would
>personally be happy to put the bullet in the brain of the last alive
>alligator on the face of the planet.

That would be horrendously foolish and short-sighted:

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-4/112287759252170.x
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Louisiana State University researchers are focusing on the swamp critters'
carcasses because they are prime sources of collagen, the main protein of
connective tissue, which also is responsible for skin's elasticity. The
collagen could be used for such diverse products as skin creams; treatments
for cancer, high blood pressure and incontinence; artificial bone and
cartilage; and skin grafts for burn victims.

The team has done a successful pilot program to get collagen from some
fish, and it has done some preliminary work on alligators using its
patented extraction process.

"Collagen is the biggest building block of our bodies. It's in all our
parts," said Mark Schexnayder, a Metairie-based marine biologist with
the LSU AgCenter.

Because it's natural, "your body can take that stuff and put it right
in instead of reprocessing it," he said.

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