OK, so this discussion is getting interesting (and I thought this was a
staid group),
One of our animal physiologists on staff (it is, of course, distasteful to
have to interact with [ugh] zoologists - let alone be beholden to one - but
despite their generally unsavory and questionable character, they are handy
to have around - [sarcasm off]) tells me that the offending compound in
asparagus is methyl mercaptan. Still don't know about coffee. Maybe we
need a show of hand of the afflicted, followed, perhaps, by a Punnet square
. . .
Not being totally silly, but getting there fast,
Wil Taylor
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Wilson A. Taylor
Department of Biology
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54701
taylorwa at uwec.edu
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