Word: cordes
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RECOVERING. LOU HOLTZ, 58, Notre Dame football coach; from 4 1/2 hours of surgery to relieve debilitating spinal-cord pressure; at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Though he is improving, Holtz will be on the bench for at least two more weeks...
...master architects in a surprisingly broad range of animals, from rodents to roundworms. These gossamer strands of DNA -- known as homoeotic homeobox genes, or Hox genes for short -- lay out the embryo from head to tail, controlling everything from the development of limbs and the wiring of the spinal cord to the patterning of the gut and urogenital tracts. "What's amazing," says University of Pennsylvania paleontologist Neil Shubin, "is that evolution of complex structures appears to be controlled by this same small set of genes...
HOSPITALIZED. CHRISTOPHER REEVE, 42, actor; for a broken neck and injured spinal cord; in Charlottesville, Virginia. Reeve, who leaped to stardom in the 1978 big-screen version of Superman, was competing in an equestrian event when his horse refused a jump and Reeve was thrown to the ground, breaking two vertebrae at the base of his skull. Reeve is on a respirator, paralyzed below the neck, but reporting sensation in his chest. Doctors will operate this week to prevent further damage to his spinal cord...
...strong runner-up has emerged. California Governor Pete Wilson remained sidelined last week after the removal of a benign nodule from his right vocal cord and missed his staff's planned deadline to enter the race officially by Memorial Day. There is also internal strife: top Wilson aide George Gorton went on "vacation" after Wilson tapped former Bush aide Craig Fuller to run the campaign. Phil Gramm of Texas, still smarting from the disclosure of his R-rated movie endeavor in 1974, has watched his approval ratings stay flat even as he becomes better known. Meanwhile, former Tennessee Governor Lamar...
Actor Christopher Reeve, who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident on May 27, underwent risky, all-day surgery today in Virginia to stave off further damage to his spinal cord. The operation, which has triggered heart attacks in some patients, was expected to allow Reeve to be propped up in bed, to breathe more easily and to fight off recurrences of pneumonia. But the 42-year-old actor will likely remain on a respirator for life...