Marsha wrote, presumably half-facetiously, << I often wonder how long the earth would have continued to be populated if 5% of its infants each year were unable to receive enough milk starting when humans first appeared! >> Considering how much of human history the infant mortality rate was above 5%, I'd have to say that the earth's human population would get along just fine, in terms of self replacement; it would just be sadder than it is now. The problem with that 5% number as I see it is not that it is impossible but merely that it seems to be wrong, or at least unfounded. Since it undermines confidence, a wrong or unfounded # is an especially meretricious argument -- but that has nothing to do with human continuity... Elisheva Urbas NYC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html