71.   Epstein, whose specialty is learning and memory, never felt quite right about using multiple-choice tests in his classes.

72.   For several years now, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test has been used to determine who gets a high school diploma.

73.   For that purpose, scientists must use another test and perform it in high-level biosafety laboratories.

74.   Forty states now use the test for a sampling of fourth- and eighth-grade students.

75.   Future Beef and AniGenics propose to take this sort of profit-sharing alliance to a more scientific level by using genetic tests to pick the best breeding stock.

76.   Granger is now using the test to look for patterns that are shared by the brains of people who go on to suffer from particular diseases.

77.   He cited statistics showing that DNA tests exonerated the main suspect in about a third of the sexual assault cases in which the genetic test was used.

78.   He said that using the tests as an entrance requirement would bar minority students disproportionately.

79.   He recommended using drug tests because so many soldiers appeared to be addicted.

80.   Holtzman is chairman of a federal task force on genetic testing that recently released an interim report stating when genetic tests should be used.