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Animal studies provide a good deal of evidence for a biological basis of sexual orientation. Through careful manipulation of hormone levels in newborn rats, Roger Gorski, a neuroendocrinologist at UCLA, has been able to produce male rodents that demonstrate feminine behavior. Other researchers, working with mice, have noted that female fetuses that develop between two male fetuses in a litter appear to be masculinized to some degree by their brothers' testosterone. They look more like males than females, mature more slowly, have fewer reproductive cycles as adults and are less attractive to male mice...
...least one animal, the laboratory rat, nature seems much more important than nurture in determining sexual orientation and behavior. At the University of California, Los Angeles, neuroendocrinologis t Roger Gorski is learning exactly what little boy rats are made...
First of all, they need testosterone and plenty of it early in life. Gorski and his team have found that if they castrate rats just after birth, the animals will exhibit behavior typical of a she-rat with the hots: arching their backs, flexing their tails and allowing other males to mount them. But by injecting these neutered males with testosterone, researchers can return them to maleness. However, such "rescues" work only during the first five days after birth. At day six, the castrates are permanent transsexuals. "If these rats could talk," Gorski speculates, "I think they might...
...Everyone knows how to get sober," says Michael Baar, an Albany, Calif., psychologist. "The problem is keeping them in that state." Relapse prevention is the latest attempt to help reduce the number of recovering alcoholics who fall off the wagon. Terence Gorski, president of the Center for Applied Sciences in Hazel Crest, Ill., has studied thousands of relapse cases and found that on their way to recovery, alcoholics go through specific stages, each with its dangerous temptation to return to drinking. Early on, it may be hard to cope with withdrawal. Later, the patient may falter in developing a normal...
...event, pitted two Americans against each other. The object in this highly strategic race is to hang behind one's opponent, who may come to a complete and balanced halt, until the final 200 meters, then slingshot past him and sprint for glory. The contenders were Mark Gorski, 24, ranked fifth in the world, and the stylish Nelson ("Cheetah") Vails, 24. Vails learned his moves sprinting through gridlock as a New York City bicycle messenger. Gorski took the gold, taking both heats, Vails the silver, and Japan's Tsutomu Sakamoto the bronze. As they racked up the wins...