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First Off, Caffeine Faq. Needless to say, this story sort of threw me. From my understanding, caffeine works by inhibiting cAMP phosphodiesterase, a protein which degrades cAMP, also known as cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Now, cAMP has various functions in the body, including acting as a second messenger for various hormones, including epinephrine. Abnormally high levels of cAMP isn't something one wishes to have all of the time, and the idea of a 'caffeine gene' sounds wreckless and irresponsible. This suggestion is on par with suggesting the insertion of genes, which code for proteins capable of synthesizing rat poison. Both are laughable. The insertion of such genes, or a "pharmacy" organ don't really make any sense. Just thought I'd share what I know with you, and bitch at you in the process. If you are at all interested in learning more about caffeine, cAMP, or pretty much anything medically related, go to the NIH and follow the link to PubMED. There you will find a search engine which will search nearly all of the abstracts(summaries) of articles in the national library of medicine. sorry if I was rude.