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ginjirou Total Posts : 4836 Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Location: Sweden	Reply to message Message Options A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 04:17 According to my friend, who' s studying to become a doctor, there is a molecule that' s named " Sonic Hedgehog" (SHH). For some reason that' s the official scientific name. The guy who named it apparently likes Sonic. To me this sounds like a joke but my friend says it' s 100% true. Funny stuff eh?

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RE: A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 04:20

Well, look at this, wikipedia has info about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog

Some clinicians and scientists criticise giving genes frivolous or quirky names, calling it inappropriate that patients with " a serious illness or disability are told that they or their child have a mutation in a gene such as Sonic hedgehog.

The first two discovered, desert hedgehog and indian hedgehog, were named for species of hedgehogs, while sonic hedgehog was named after Sega' s video game character Sonic the Hedgehog.

< Message edited by ginjirou -- 19 Dec 06 20:21:01 >

ginjirou Total Posts : 4836 Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Location: Sweden	Reply to message Message Options RE: A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 04:23 I LOVE THIS! HAHAHA, TAKE THAT MARIO! YOU HAVEN' T LEFT ANY TRACES IN MODERN SCIENCE NOW HAVE YOU? GAHAHAHHA!

Terry Bogard Total Posts : 3915 Joined: Apr 29, 2003	Reply to message Message Options RE: A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 05:02 I LOVE THIS! HAHAHA, TAKE THAT MARIO! YOU HAVEN' T LEFT ANY TRACES IN MODERN SCIENCE NOW HAVE YOU? GAHAHAHHA! Mario' s incredible popularity made it so that plumbers can get laid to, take THAT Sonic

ginjirou Total Posts : 4836 Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Location: Sweden	Reply to message Message Options RE: A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 05:06 Perhaps you haven' t noticed the rapidly growing popularity of hedgehog porn among female gamers the latest years. < Message edited by ginjirou -- 19 Dec 06 21:07:17 >

Adam Doree Total Posts : 1113 Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Location: Leicester Square	Reply to message Message Options RE: A molecule is named after Sonic - Dec 20, 2006 16:49 Actually, I have noticed it.

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