Word: gould
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most fun aspect of my public life," Gould says. As a result of Gould's and other scientists' testimony, the law was thrown...
...Since Gould discovered the cancer--mesothelioma, an asbestos-related tumor--he has fought it with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. He has lost 50 pounds since then, but the treatment has apparently been successful...
...Gould is attempting a retreat from publicity. "The most important thing in life is my research and my students, and I have to keep my time for that," he says. But recently Gould was again in the news with the CBS show "60 Minutes" doing an episode...
Little seems to slow Gould down, but the discovery of cancer in July 1982 forced him to curtail his hectic pace. Nevertheless, throughout his year-and-a-half bout with cancer, he has continued to teach courses and work on his pet project, studying and cataloguing the characteristics of the Cerion, a Bahamas land snail...
...Gould shares the credit for punctuated equilibrium with Niles Eldredge, a paleontologist at New York's Museum of Natural History...