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THE WEEK, Page 19HEALTH & SCIENCEThis Just In
Roll out the red carpet and get ready for the made-for-TV
movie: Science magazine has created a new celebrity by naming
nitric oxide its Molecule of the Year for 1992. The citation
notes that only a decade ago NO was considered "just another
toxic molecule." But how far it's come! Scientists now know that
in small amounts NO is crucial to human physiology. It plays a
key role in digestion, blood-pressure regulation, the immune
system, the nervous system and a long list of organs. It's even
essential for men's erections. Maybe that TV movie will have to
run after midnight.