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Luciferase, luciferin, and Co-Enzyme A Who named these? I feel like this field needs “meaningful variable names” just like anyone educated in Computer Science
by ringaroundthetx 9y ago
Luciferase, luciferin, and Co-Enzyme A
Who named these? I feel like this field needs “meaningful variable names” just like anyone educated in Computer Science is taught.
- tir 9y agoLucifer means light-bringer.
- toufka 9y agoLucifer means 'light-bringing' in Latin, as in the morning star, as in Venus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer
- pythonaut_16 9y agoLucifer comes from the Latin words for light bearer, so Luciferase and luciferin make plenty of sense I think