> Terry, we need you on this echo.  Please stick around, okay?
Thanks for the vote of confidence.  Keep me interested and I'll be around.
 >  
 > What do you think about the newly recognized importance of
 > hormone mimickers?
Haven't the foggiest!  Haven't read any tech literature about them.  A
hormone is a biochemical that is made by one cell with the intent of doing
its "thing" on another kind of cell.  Making artificial hormones may help
control diseases that are caused by a lack of that hormone such has been
done with insulin in diabetes (actually we're letting bacteria make human
insulin through the miracle of re-combinant DNA tech.)  Using chemicals to
mimick hormones could cause more problems than they solve if one isn't very
careful.
Biochem isn't really my field.  My M.S. is in Microbiology with a
specialization in sub-cellular systems.  At one time I had aspirations of
becoming a "Gen-gineer" (genetic engineer).  But that didn't work out -- no
job openings.  Now I teach micro part time and work for the local Health
Dept. in the Food Inspections division.  I guess you could say I'm more a
food microbiologist now.
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