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An unexpected light
With the completion of early drafts of the human and other genomes, and the development of proteomics, some have concluded that the discrete characterization of disease, the identification of susceptible individuals, and the custom design of drugs are all at hand. Botanical extensions of these fields of knowledge, they imagine, will allow painless manipulation of the diet to provide more anti-oxidant, increased vitamin A and safer fats. Whatever you think, the issues are complex and many prophesies will prove false. Even so, the information acquired is resolving unexpected issues, notably in the field of
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