Hi Peter

> I think it, and research like it, turns everything on its head. This
> basically means that characters present in the DNA coding can be
> switch on and off by any number of chemicals including elements in the
> food and environment,

I do not think it indicates this at all, why do we need to invoke DNA 
changes to explain what is merely a change in nutrition which in turn 
causes apparent changes in development ?

Are you implying that a child fed on orange juice ends up with different 
DNA to a child fed on apple juice ?

IF diet can change DNA in a hereditary fashion, that would be a whole 
new ball game.

Diet is an external factor in altering bee behaviour and morphometric 
features  both temporarily and permanently. So it could be that we can 
alter bee behaviour as needed, or permanently with changes in diet 
(after more research), but there is no need for this to come about by 
DNA changes or be hereditary, Mr Occam should prevail here.

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