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As a result, they are better equipped to devise means of reproduc- ing or changing the genetic makeup of the cell to help solve problems like senility and cancer. Manipulating genetic structure (genetic engineer- ing) has a broad spectrum of possibilities. At one end there is simple cloning — using recombinant DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as a "coding mechanism" which will instruct an embryonic life form to grow exactly along the same biological lines as its single parent. At the other end of the spec- trum is the ability to rear- range genes so they will produce great varieties of organisms radically differ- ent from the parent. Theoretically, this new technology has thousands of applications, from pre- determining the color of an infant's eyes, or its sex, to any of the often bizarre uses envisioned by popular sci- ence fiction writers. At the Weizmann Insti- tute of Science in Israel, however, scientists have firm ideas about the di- rections they want to pursue. Dr. Hermona Soreq, for example, is interested in the human brain. She is par- ticularly interested in mal- functions: What causes senility even among society's wisest and most gifted people? What blocks brain development in small children? What does trauma or concussion do to the brain of an otherwise healthy adult? Dr. Soreq is studying the enzymes in the brain which control and direct the ac- tivity of nerve cells. To pur- sue this study, she needs certain extremely rare biological molecules that would act as "tracers" in the brain, so she turns to gene- tic engineering to produce them. The process of cloning the rare biological molecules is the only practi- cal method of obtaining adequate amounts of these substances, says Dr. Soreq. For Dr. Menahem Rubinstein, in the Insti- tute's virology laboratory, genetic engineering is used to manufacture another biological substance which is very hard to come by — interferon. This material prevents virus prolifera- tion. Understanding how in- terferon works can open the say to conquering many viral diseases, from influenza to the common cold; moreover, some cancer patients tested with interferon treat- ments have responded positively. Again, in order to obtain samples large .enough for laboratory study, the clon- ing technique is used — the only known method of pro- ducing useful quantities of interferon synthetically. Numerous other practical applications of genetic engineering are in the works in Israel, including a variety of vaccines and diagnostic pharmaceuti- cals, a "biofertilizer" made from bacteria, and produc- tion of a bovine growth hormone to produce more milk in dairy cattle. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 9, 1983 69 According to "The Jewish Almanac," the Rosenwald family is one of America's 10 wealthiest Jewish families. Their major hold- ing is the Sears Roebuck Co. 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