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...stolen to embark on a superpower arms race may depend on how Washington manages this dangerous rift. The Cox report offers a stark warning. If we get hostile, they will get hostile. If both China and the U.S. give in to extremists in their capitals and let their relationship unravel, the worst-case scenario the report presents just might come true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Cold War? | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

Netanyahu's once solid lead among the Russians began to unravel the moment Sharansky's immigrant party, Yisrael Ba'aliya, unveiled its TV ads. They steadfastly focused on winning control of the Interior Ministry, which determines who can immigrate to Israel and with what rights. The ultra-Orthodox have long controlled the ministry, notoriously harassing Russian immigrants by questioning their Jewish bona fides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharansky: Nobody's Pawn | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...govern mood. Too little serotonin, and patients tend to feel negative about themselves and the world around them in one way or another. How that dissatisfaction manifests itself--clinical depression, anxiety, phobias, obsessions, even eating disorders--depends on a complex web of factors that researchers have yet to unravel. But they do know that drugs that keep serotonin from being reabsorbed too quickly into the nerve cells--the so-called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs--tend to alleviate these symptoms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Depression: What do those mood drugs really do? | 5/17/1999 | See Source »

...unravel the puzzle, the scientists infected the unformed wing region of day-old chicken embryos with a virus carrying a T-box gene known as Tbx-4. A day later, they transferred the tissue to other embryos still in their shells. The transplanted cells quickly grew into recognizable legs. By contrast, when the scientists transferred wing tissue without first infecting it with Tbx-4 genes, the tissue always grew into wings. That shows that Tbx-4 contains a full genetic blueprint for a leg, says Belmonte...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Genetics: Genetics: Getting a Leg Up on the Birds | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

Even FM's own scrutiny couldn't unravel the mystery of the Kong's Comedy Studio. Take matters into your own hands and stop by to watch the improv comedy troupe Comedie du Jour. The Hong Kong, 1236 Mass...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUNDAY MAR 14 | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

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