P: > But the extent to which people have assigned it a role in disease 
ranging from obesity to autism is ridiculous.

C: > I would say, Pete, that many disagree with your claim that this 
issue is ridiculous.

A: > Add me to the list.  I suspect there has to be something there and 
ridiculous is a pretty strong word. 

Pardon me, but a close reading of the statement indicates that I am referring to the extent, not the role. It is the extent which is ridiculous. Not the putative role. 

Peter Loring Borst
Ithaca, NY 14853
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