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This is not a scene from a 1950s sci-fi film, but a bizarre aftermath of Hurricane Allen, which early in August inundated coastal areas that were bone-dry because of drought, causing salt-marsh mosquito eggs to hatch. Suddenly the mosquito, slightly larger at ¼ in. long than the common backyard variety, became a major plague. So far, the insects have killed at least 49 cows and horses but no humans, though several Texans have been chased indoors or into cars by the voracious bugs...
Consider punter Steve Flach's 40-yd. kick from the far reaches of the end zone to get Harvard out of trouble after two earlier snaps went over his head. Or split end Ron Cuccia, neutralized offensively thanks to superb coverage by Crusader defensive back Eric Oden, contributing a bone-crushing block on a 30-yd. screen pass to Jim Callinan and a crucial tackle on an interception...
...U.C.L.A. findings may eventually help patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy. Methotrexate, used to treat leukemia and other cancers, is like most antitumor drugs: potent but harsh. It indiscriminately destroys rapidly proliferating cells, malignant and healthy alike. Among the healthy ones are those of bone marrow, which produce blood cells. The damage that methotrexate does to bone marrow effectively limits how much of it can be given to patients. Making the cells resistant to the drug's assault might give patients the ability to withstand more intensive therapy...
Researchers also speculate that doctors might use the technique to correct blood diseases that result from defects in single genes, including sickle-cell anemia and thalassemia. The therapeutic gene could be transferred into bone marrow cells along with a gene for drug resistance. Exposure to the drug would kill off marrow that produces defective blood cells and allow a population of "cured" cells to take over...
Terry Fox, 22, is a fitness-minded British Columbian who played soccer and basketball at Simon Fraser University near Vancouver-until 3½ years ago, when he learned that he had bone cancer. His right leg was amputated above the knee in March 1977, a blow that seemed certain to rule out further athletic achievement. Yet this summer, Fox caught the imagination of Canadians by attempting an extraordinarily punishing feat as a long-distance runner. On April 12 he set out from St. John's, Newfoundland, intent on running 5,300 miles across the continent to Vancouver...