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Date: | Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:42:00 EST |
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From an article in our Palm Beach Post (Florida) newspaper today (source was
NY Times): "...at the stroke of midnight Jan 1, 2001, a team of international
scientists wil bore 65 feet into the frozen continent of Antarctica to bury
several skinny torpedo-shaped steel or ceramic containers - with a 1,000 year
"Do Not Disturb" sign."
Within the time capsules will be human cells, DNA, rain and sea water, and
HUMAN MOTHER'S MILK, among other things. The items are meant to be used as a
"fundamental reference for researchers in the distant future".
Nice to think that human mother's milk is right up there (or is it *down*
there?) with DNA and rain.
Lisa Jones, LLLL in Wellington FL - did anyone else read in the newspaper
about the new research findings about stressors and infant crying/touch? It
says that babies in our culture may suffer from a kind of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder later in life, due to a lack of touch (don't want to spoil
those babies by holding them and responding to their cries, nor sleep with
them, heaven forbid!). Very interesting.
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