To: Solon who wrote (19322 ) 1/7/2012 11:46:24 AM From: 2MAR$ Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300 Epigenetics and RNA, not just genes and proteins, hold the key to understanding human evolution, including the inevitability of the evolution of consciousness, says Professor John Mattick. lifescientist.com.au Diet played heavily into changing landscape of our bodies & brain's evolution , Man is an omnivore by definition ....fruit , nuts, grain & a little mastodon or fish with ceasar salad made with greek olive oil when it was handy ! But one could prolly find a direct link going all the way back of men slowly unlocking the mystery of planting & harvesting , fishing & weaving nets and life was good down by the river banks & seashores . When he goes from hunter gatherer skill sets to implementer/ planter and that new diversity of skill sets starts things really rolling. The rise of language , writing , tracking the stars , basic mathematics stemming all the way back to dividing up the kill to dividing up the harvest & measurement of the time & seasons . The weaving arts from palm leaves to fishnets and later to fabric is a refined repetition of patterned forms that is mathematical. The first computer cards were made for french looms in the 17th century etc . Environment and Diet Leave Their Prints On the Heart sciencedaily.com And now for the poor any calorie will do , the refined enriched packaged grain products that have to be enriched for stripping of nutrients in the first place . Is there anything more insane than enriched imitation cheese macaroni ? Thank heaven for Jimmy Carter & George Washington Carver's good old fashioned peanut butter at least , and they even managed to f/ck that up ! ;o)