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Not Latinified, but a key protein in brain and spinal cord development is called sonic hedgehog. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog https://en.wikipe
by bsaf 6y ago
Not Latinified, but a key protein in brain and spinal cord development is called sonic hedgehog.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog
The oddest thing was sitting through neuro lectures when this was introduced as if it was the most normal name in the world. We were looking at each other like "are we hearing this right?"
- chaos_a 6y ago>It has been noted that mention of a mutation in a sonic hedgehog gene might not be well received in a discussion of a serious disorder with a patient or their family. Imaging being told by a doctor that you have sonic the hedgehog disorder.
- phone8675309 6y ago"I'm sorry, but your son has Sanic's[1] Disease." [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog
- jessriedel 6y agoMutations in this genes cause a birth defects called holoprosencephaly that is usually so severe you'd be telling the parents, not the patient :(
- whymauri 6y agoI think there was a small movement to have it renamed, but I don't know if it went anywhere or still exists.
- shpongled 6y agoPretty much all of the proteins that were discovered in fruit flies and have a human ortholog have funny names: frizzled, wingless, piwi, nubbin, etc etc
- twic 6y agoThe gene which, when mutated, makes flies more sensitive to alcohol is called cheapdate.
- goliatone 6y ago> The gene mutated in ‘cheapdate’ flies is actually called ‘amnesiac’, named because amnesiac mutant flies originally showed deficits in memory tests [1] I thought it was a joke but apparently not. TIL —- Not the best source but... [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/04/06/inside-the-research-collective-that-named-the-shavenbaby-and-cheapdate-genes/#6bc7df317274 https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/04/06/inside-the-res...