A note from Cynthia Ford, a N. California researcher: In 1985, a U.S. Army report (DOD, "Biological Defense Program," ch. 1, pp. 8-9) noted: It is possible to artificially produce the natural biological substances which exert potent regulatory effects on the body. These substances are normally present in the body in minute amounts and control mental states; mood and emotion; perception; organ function, growth and repair; temperature; and other body processes. These substances ar4e not considered to be toxic and are indespensable to the normal functioning of the human body. but even slight imbalances can cause profound physiological effects, leading to incapacitation and even death. Due to the advent of rDNA, these substances can be produced in large amounts by molecular cloning. In fact, in this form they are stable, simple to store, and rapidly expandable.