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Reports on the small but growing number of European high-tech entrepreneurial companies, begun by scientists who are fighting social and professional biases against the risk-taking necessary in small businesses. Professional business management is solving some problems. INSET: Risk phobia: Europe's disease?.

Reports on an attempt by the European scientific community to reach a compromise on the circumstances under which human embryo research may be conducted. West Germany, deeply aware of past atrocities, has proposed prison terms for research which other European countries consider acceptable.

Discussion of criticism of Europe's fusion research community that the research ministers oversold the economic prospects for fusion and potential environmental problems have been understated. Background; Results of June 29th meeting of European Economic Community; Reaction of fusion scientists; Report by Colin Sweet of Center for Energy studies at the Southbank Polytechnic in London, England.