Forum - View topicNEWS: Research Team Names Protein After Pokémon's Pikachu
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halo
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What a great way to have your work taken seriously! Guess it's a slow news day.
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OnanRulz
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It's a slow news day when an anime-centric site reports on anime in the news? |
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jsieczka
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OnanRulz
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[quote="jsieczka"]
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jqsilver
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This is actually a tradition in biology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog Lighten up, guys. [/url]
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MetatronM
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Fact is scientists are strange people. 
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Murasakisuishou
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Don't forget the two species of flea named after Gary Larson! |
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narutoismybrother
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So I'll be learning about Pikachurin in school? WOOHOO! XP
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fighterholic
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That should get them some attention. Since they've used the name of one of the most recognized characters in anime
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ibmman
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I actually find it pretty neat when this happens, especially because it really helps make papers more interesting when the components of a pathway have interesting names. Sonic Hedgehog is probably the best known example, and it's funny to hear it be discussed in classes and textbooks.
Maybe it'll catch on and we'll end up with lots of pokemon-based gene names? There's enough out there we could definitely assign one for each pokemon. |
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Meccanica
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So, now I have pikachu in my brain??
Great. Wonderful. |
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zanarkand princess
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Wow so I can do my next science report on the pikachurin protein? That's pretty crazy
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Batman3777
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Being and anime fan and a molecular biologist specializing in proteomics, this is so #$%^*@& cool you have no idea!!!
I have to say though, it would be very difficult for me to decide what to name a newly discovered protein after... I have a lot of sources of inspiration. Oh, and don't forget what was once known as planet 10, named Xena, the Warrior Princess, herself. Not anime, I know, but entertainment oriented, nonetheless. (now it's no longer a planet, and no longer known as Xena) |
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Meson
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All scientists are insane, which is why we rock.
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Batman3777
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yup! 
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