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‘Sonic Hedgehog’ Sounded Funny, at First – New York Times

Funny? …eh. Nice and brief article of how genes get named- often in not so thoughtful ways. Sometimes the name of something like a gene can carry meanings associated with the personality of the researcher- “Lunatic Fringe” for example.

(my 2 cents) Sadly, it’s okay to describe genes flagrantly when it’s associated with an plant or fly or something non-human, but let’s be sure not to “jar” anyone in the clinic…lest they find too much empathy with the organism that helped locate and describe the gene’s function.

‘Sonic Hedgehog’ Sounded Funny, at First – New York Times

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