I'm responding here with a testimonial/account of only one, but my nephew is allergic to milk protein. It's a life-threatening condition. He's 25 and has had numerous visits to an ER if, for example, the same spatula that flips his grilled chicken breast was used earlier for taking a cheeseburger off the grill. His tongue swells, his throat closes. It's not for the faint of heart to see. He carries emergency medication but his symptoms are so severe that that medication is mostly designed to keep him alive long enough to get to a hospital. When he was younger, my sister found that just accidentally touching a drop of milk to his skin resulted in a huge hive.
I'd think that if Darwin had been allergic to milk protein, and not been diagnosed because they may not have been aware of it, he wouldn't have lived long enough to make that trip on the *Beagle.* * * Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
