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Lathyrism is a neurodegenerative disease associated with the consumption of the Grass pea of Ethiopia and other countries which contains deadly lathrogens . Lathrogens are anti metabolites that affect the person particularly more so in famine and when greater than one third the diet consists of lathrus. Dr Briggs will discuss his research in developing safer strains of grass pea that contain less lathrogens. This is an unusual topic and those wishing to learn more before our talk may check out these lathrogen web resources http://twmrf.com/new_page_4.htm http://stephenville.tamu.edu/forages/fot/ad/lathyrism.html http://www.killerplants.com/plants-that-changed-history/20030114.asp |
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