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Of the 5,000 or so neurosurgeons working in the U.S. today, 4,900 concentrate mostly on the spine and deal on average with only five or six brain tumors a year. Of the 100 who routinely work inside the skull, perhaps 50 specialize in blood-vessel repairs rather than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TUMOR WAR | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

As a result of these advances, about 100 U.S. companies are searching out plants. Drug companies and scientific institutions are collaborating on field research all over the globe, racing to study as many natural substances as possible before they, or the native people who use them, disappear. Some work with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PLANT HUNTER | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

HRMN has existed since 1992 and is composed almost entirely of undergraduates. Since the group's inception, membership has ballooned from a handful of students to nearly 200.

Author: By Tara L. Colon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Media Network Elects New President After Odotei Leaves for Hollywood | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

And even though only "a small handful" of concentrators do theses, Davis says that students publish their findings in other forms.

Author: By Elizabeth M. Kass and Lisa B. Keyfetz, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Seniors Take Thesis Research to the Lab | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

Well, no, most experts agree, at least if you have more than a few thousand dollars in the market. For starters, few deny that the rampaging U.S. market is long overdue for some kind of pullback. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 hasn't suffered even a 10% decline in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTING ABROAD | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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