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Wired
Magazine was running a vote for the Funniest Protein Names. Here are
some of the top ones (yes, they can be found recorded on NCBI), most of
which were identified in the fruit fly:
Pikachurin: An extracellular matrix-like retinal protein named unsurprisingly by a Japanese researcher.
A snippet from a real cover letter!
You look like a flasher under your lab coat!
"How many research technicians does it take to change a light bulb?"
Why would a biologist choose this for their personalised license plate on the back of their car?|
“It is disconcerting to reflect on the number of students we have flunked in chemistry for not knowing what we later found to be untrue.” (Robert L. Weber) |
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“It is disconcerting to reflect on the number of students we have flunked in chemistry for not knowing what we later found to be untrue.” (Robert L. Weber) |
