Re: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Michael Perelman
Cuba is at the forefront of pharmaceutical research, from what I can gather, especially considering that it is a small, poor country. I assume that they are also working with genetic engineering and cloning as well. I would appreciate learning more about this. Cuba has been especially successful

Re: RE: Re: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Ian Murray
- Original Message - From: "Devine, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: [PEN-L:26138] RE: Re: Re: Cuban cows > I missed that part, probably since I was wandering about looking for a way > to get

RE: Re: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Devine, James
I missed that part, probably since I was wandering about looking for a way to get my glasses fixed. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > When I visited Cuba along with Jim Devine, one of the > greatest sources of > pride that I recall was the milk program. > --

Re: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Michael Perelman
When I visited Cuba along with Jim Devine, one of the greatest sources of pride that I recall was the milk program. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RE: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Louis Proyect
>Lysenko is relevant, as I've been informed by a friend who's an expert on >Soviet agriculture, because Lysenko became popular since he proposed a quick >technical solution to a serious political-economic problem. Cuban's problems >are completely different than those of the Stalin-era USSR, but th

RE: Re: Cuban cows

2002-05-21 Thread Devine, James
I wrote: > >I'm sorry, but it sounds as if Fidel -- or one of his advisors -- has > >partaken of some grass grown in drawers under fluorescent lights. The intent > >is good, but Lysenko's ghost is hovering near-by. Louis writes: > Lysenko? What does he have to do with cloning? Leaving aside th