Marsha (and others): Your post on the manipulation of fats in ABM reminded me of an article called "Breastfeeding--the immunological case" reprinted in the most recent issue of _The Compleat Mother_. After discussing the numerous immunological benefits of breastmilk the author goes on to discuss how formula companies are trying to work on an immunologically alive ABM. He also claims a company in the Netherlands is trying to genetically engineer cows to produce human lactoferrin in their udders. Scary business IMHO. For those interested in tracking down the article it is located on pages 19-20 of _The Mother_ and seems to be reprinted from "New Generation Digest" (not familiar to me). The author is Jeremy Brock Reader in immunology at the Univ. of Glascow. Have a nice day! Penny Piercy, LLLL, MOM (Patrick 2 3/4) from Bloomington, IN