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...least nations now seem to agree on a crash effort to save the ozone. But the cure will not be instantaneous. The world may not know for decades how costly the years of recklessness will be. And whether children should be afraid to look...
...could make it feasible. Even so, tens of thousands of lasers would have to be designed, tested and built before the first CFC molecule could get zapped. If this is the best idea for reviving the ozone layer, an ounce of prevention is worth more than many tons of cure...
...offspring) or the high-estrogen birth-control pill (which was also rushed to market after hasty and dubious testing). A cynic might point to the medical profession's long habit of exploiting the female body for profit -- from the 19th century custom of removing the ovaries as a cure for "hysteria" to our more recent traditions of unnecessary hysterectomies and caesareans. A cynic might conclude that the real purpose of the $500 million-a-year implant business is the implantation of fat in the bellies and rumps of underemployed plastic surgeons...
...that poses a dilemma typical of the ethical, legal and social issues raised by recent breakthroughs in genetics. Because no cure for Huntington's exists, a positive test result is like a death sentence. Though it cannot foretell when the first symptoms will appear or how long the victim will suffer, the outcome is certain. On the other hand, a negative result can dispel the cloud of anxiety that hangs over every member of a Huntington's family. Before advising people to take the test, Wexler carefully probes each person's attitude and outlook. "Some people can cope very well...
...other says, 'Look here, Wexler, there are still people out there with genetic diseases, out of sight, out of mind, in the hospitals, at home dying. They don't care what you're doing and who you know. You've got to find a cure -- you've got to save them...