  In big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), the deuterium-tritium (DT) fusion
reaction, D(T,n)$\alpha$, enhanced by the 3/2$^+$ resonance, is responsible for
99% of primordial $^4$He. This has been known for decades and has been well
documented in the scientific literature. However, following the tradition
adopted by authors of learned articles, it was stated in a matter-of-fact
manner and not emphasized; for most people, it has remained unknown. This
helium became a source for the subsequent creation of $\geq$25% of the carbon
and other heavier elements and, thus, a substantial fraction of our human
bodies. (To be more precise than $\geq$25% will require future simulation
studies on stellar nucleosynthesis.)
  Also, without this resonance, controlled fusion energy would be beyond reach.
For example, for inertial confinement fusion (ICF), laser energy delivery for
the National Ignition Facility (NIF) would have to be approximately 70 times
larger for ignition.
  Because the resonance enhances the DT fusion cross section a hundredfold, we
propose that the 3/2$^+$ $^5$He excited state be referred to as the "Bretscher
state" in honor of the Manhattan Project scientist who discovered it, in
analogy with the well-known 7.6 MeV "Hoyle state" in $^{12}$C that allows for
the resonant 3$\alpha$ formation.
