Incidentally, the etymology of the term "histone" seems very hazy. From Wikipedia: > The word "histone" dates from the late 19th century and is derived from t

Incidentally, the etymology of the term "histone" seems very hazy. From Wikipedia: > The word "histone" dates from the late 19th century and is derived from the German word "Histon", a word itself of uncertain origin - perhaps from the Greek histanai or histos. Does anybody have more information on how it has been coined?