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...discovery, made by scientists from a number of hospitals and universities, was hailed as significant because it will permit doctors to detect the condition in individuals with a family history of FHC. But scientists emphasize that more research is necessary in order to improve detection procedures and develop treatment for the disease...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Doctors Isolate Heart Gene | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

...latest weapon in the antidrug war, Drug Alert was developed in Israel and is used by U.S. agencies for drug interdiction. It is being sold in a $49.95 kit for home use, which includes two spray cans designed to detect traces of marijuana or hashish and one for cocaine and crack. While Shertest Corp., the New York-based distributor, considers the test accurate, it suggests that any positive result be confirmed by a laboratory. The tattletale hues do not necessarily prove drug use; they only indicate that drugs had touched the tested surface. "We do not test people; we test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drugs: Just Spray No | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

Neutrinos are the phantoms of the subatomic world. They seem to have no mass, may travel at the speed of light and are virtually impossible to detect. According to the standard theories of physics, these exotic particles are produced by various nuclear reactions. Quadrillions of neutrinos from the sun bombard the earth every second, yet most of them pass right through the planet without causing so much as a ripple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Real Gone Neutrinos | 9/10/1990 | See Source »

...meantime, the Israeli air force remains on alert, and the air defenses around Dimona, Israel's nuclear complex, have been strengthened. Military intelligence claims that it can detect in advance any Iraqi preparations for a missile launch. But officials do not believe that Iraq has the technological ability to loft chemical warheads inside Israel's borders. In the worst case, say experts, Iraq can wound but not cripple the Jewish state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: Low Profile, High Alert | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

...Saddam's government was accurate in warning the U.S. that taking it on would not be "like Panama and Grenada." His military arsenal is the largest in the Arab world and is capable of doing extensive damage. At sea, Saddam's modern, Soviet-built magnetic mines are difficult to detect and could be a major menace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gulf: What Price Glory? | 9/3/1990 | See Source »

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