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If they finds "casual" names for scientific principles annoying, they're going to just LOVE the names for genes. hERG activity is a bad thing that gets drugs t
by jleyank 1y ago
If they finds "casual" names for scientific principles annoying, they're going to just LOVE the names for genes. hERG activity is a bad thing that gets drugs taken off the market (cardiac arrhythmia). hERG means "human ether-a-go-go-related gene". Scientists are human, and obviously playful at times.
It's not a recent thing. Check out quark names and their associated properties.
- kgwgk 1y agoA few examples: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_biological_names https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_biological_na... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_compounds_with_unusual_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_compounds_wit...