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SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH JERRI TRUHILL, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE "FLATS" (FELLOW LADY ASTRONAUT TRAINEES), WHO WERE RECRUITED IN THE EARLY 1960'S DURING TRAINING FOR THE MERCURY 7 MISSION.

Images of DNA and genetic technology are everywhere, from the .J. Simpson trial to advertisements for blue jeans to television commercials or automobiles and skin care products. Liane Hansen speaks with Dr. Dorothy elkin, Professor of Sociology and Law at New York University about these and ther issues brought up in her book, "The DNA Mystique." (W.H. Freeman and ompany)

LETTERS: We hear comments and letters from our listeners.

A recent spy flap between the United States and France has focused attention on the issue and ethics of industrial espionage -- spying on foreign firms to gain trade secrets and an advantage in the global marketplace. NPR's Dan Charles reports that the CIA is now warning U.S. companies against foreign spy operations while intelligence specialists are advising U.S. companies to develop espionage capabilities of their own.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews the new recording of Kurt Weil''s "The Seven Deadly Sins," featuring the New York Philharmonic and soprano Angelina Reaux (on Teldec).

NPR'S RENEE MONTAGNE REPORTS ON THE LATEST IN THE O.J. SIMPSON DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL.

GARDENING: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION GARDENING EXPERT KETZEL LEVINE TALK ABOUT GARDENING ON THE INTERNET.

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT BOXING.

Daniel talks with Lawrence Fuchs, professor of American studies at Brandeis University, about his proposals to help resolve the current debate over affirmative action programs. Fuchs proposes limiting affirmative action programs to native-born American blacks because of the country's historical debt to this minority. He also proposes phasing out affirmative action programs for other minorities over the next five to ten years and strengthening anti-discrimination laws to protect their gains.

DR. IRA RUTKOW is a surgeon and the author of the book, "Surgery: An Illustrated History," (Mosby). The book has 386 illustrations related to surgery, including documents, photographs, cartoons, drawings and paintings taken from museums throughout the world. RUTKOW has also written a two-volume history of surgery in the U.S. and has written studies on Civil War surgery. He's consulting editor for surgical history for the Archives of Surgery, founder and surgical director of The Hernia Center in Freehold, N.J., and clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG VISITS NEW YORK CITY'S FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AS IT CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

2: Musician GREG GRAFFIN, lead singer of the punk band, Bad Religion. The group started 15 years ago, and helped pioneer the hard rock/punk style of bands like Green Day and Offspring. Bad Religion's eighth recording is "Stranger Then Fiction," and it's their first on a major label (Atlantic). When GRAFFIN isn't performing, he's spending time with his wife and child, or working on his Ph.D. in Biology at Cornell.