Comments for Common Error No. 92 at http://www.adamsmith.org , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.adamsmith.org Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:30:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/technology/common-error-no.-92-200804151219/#comment-26 you must counter the arguments against it, not just state the positives it could offer if all goes well. We do no know nearly enough about the details of genetics yet to be sure that all will go well. In fact, if it is like all other scientific endeavors, it is very likely indeed that all will not go according to plan. What is to be done when that happens? I ask all this as a former research biochemist myself. - DJC Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:17:04 +0100 http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/technology/common-error-no.-92-200804151219/#comment-22 It is possibly vitamin A or other beta-carotenes which is also put into margarines to give it a more "natural" colour (trans-fat is purely white). Merriam-Webster says carotene comes from carota (lat. for carrot), that explains "golden". [Ed - Thanks for pointing that out, Boyang. I have changed it.] - Boyang Xia Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:07:40 +0100