http://gonintendo.com/?p=50990
Protein named after Pikachu. Weird. Anything else named after fictional characters you can think of? I believe there is a "Truman Show" Disease as well, but that's as far as I can think. *Discuss*
I thought of Electric Soldier Porygon as soon as I saw that article. :D
There's a gene named Sonic Hedgehog, I think.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 30, 2008, 12:16:05 PM
There's a gene named Sonic Hedgehog, I think.
Protein, and it's a very important one, at that. A gene called Zbtb7 was previously known as the POKEMON (POK Erythroid Mylenoid ONcogenic Factor) gene, but being that it's a potential master switch gene for cancer, Nintendo threatened to sue them, so they changed the name.
Quote from: PsychoYoshi on July 30, 2008, 12:21:34 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 30, 2008, 12:16:05 PM
There's a gene named Sonic Hedgehog, I think.
Protein, and it's a very important one, at that. A gene called Zbtb7 was previously known as the POKEMON (POK Erythroid Mylenoid ONcogenic Factor) gene, but being that it's a potential master switch gene for cancer, Nintendo threatened to sue them, so they changed the name.
They actually threatened to sue?
... That's sad >_>
Quote from: Byte on July 30, 2008, 12:37:25 PM
Quote from: PsychoYoshi on July 30, 2008, 12:21:34 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 30, 2008, 12:16:05 PM
There's a gene named Sonic Hedgehog, I think.
Protein, and it's a very important one, at that. A gene called Zbtb7 was previously known as the POKEMON (POK Erythroid Mylenoid ONcogenic Factor) gene, but being that it's a potential master switch gene for cancer, Nintendo threatened to sue them, so they changed the name.
They actually threatened to sue?
... That's sad >_>
That's Nintendo.
Quote from: Byte on July 30, 2008, 12:37:25 PM
Quote from: PsychoYoshi on July 30, 2008, 12:21:34 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 30, 2008, 12:16:05 PM
There's a gene named Sonic Hedgehog, I think.
Protein, and it's a very important one, at that. A gene called Zbtb7 was previously known as the POKEMON (POK Erythroid Mylenoid ONcogenic Factor) gene, but being that it's a potential master switch gene for cancer, Nintendo threatened to sue them, so they changed the name.
They actually threatened to sue?
... That's sad >_>
Sad? It's sad that Nintendo doesn't want their product associated with a cause of caner?
Hey, I got the new Pokemon
OMG ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY?
I dunno about characters, but there are some flowers named after rock albums. There's an "Electric Ladyland" orchid.