| Topic: |
Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Kevin Anthoney" |
| Date: |
13 Nov 2006 04:02:20 PM |
| Object: |
OT: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
.
|
|
| User: "Mark Stahl" |
|
| Title: Re: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
14 Nov 2006 07:30:37 AM |
|
|
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:YYSdnXTN-sJNdsXYnZ2dnUVZ8tmdnZ2d@pipex.net...
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
Oh, what a PITA. I work on Lunatic, Manic, and Radical Fringe! I better not
have to edit my PhD thesis because of this.
.
|
|
|
| User: "Kevin Anthoney" |
|
| Title: Re: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
14 Nov 2006 11:48:06 AM |
|
|
Mark Stahl wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:YYSdnXTN-sJNdsXYnZ2dnUVZ8tmdnZ2d@pipex.net...
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
Oh, what a PITA. I work on Lunatic, Manic, and Radical Fringe! I better
not have to edit my PhD thesis because of this.
I bet that impresses the girls!
--
Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
.
|
|
|
|
|
| User: "johac" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
16 Nov 2006 02:00:38 AM |
|
|
In article <YYSdnXTN-sJNdsXYnZ2dnUVZ8tmdnZ2d@pipex.net>,
Kevin Anthoney <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote:
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
Do you mean they might change sonic hedgehog and tinman? Darn. Even
geneticists are getting so PC.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
.
|
|
|
|
| User: "Eudaemonic Plague" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
13 Nov 2006 06:49:33 PM |
|
|
Kevin Anthoney wrote:
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
Gee, I guess J Young, & DanMin, etc. will be first in line to demand
that the netkook gene be renamed.
.
|
|
|
|
| User: "Uncle Clover" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
13 Nov 2006 04:12:00 PM |
|
|
On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:02:20 +0000, Kevin Anthoney <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to tell
patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
Interesting reading. I am a bit curious as to what "decapentaplegia" means -
would that be a centipede with 50 paralyzed limbs? :-?
--
L8r,
Uncle Clover
************************************************
In my experience, one's degree of wisdom tends
to bear an exponentially inverse relationship
to one's outpouring of words.
Clearly, I've a _long_ way to go... ;-)
************************************************
The true mark of a civilized society is that its
citizens know how to hate each other peacefully.
************************************************
.
|
|
|
| User: "Doc Smartass" |
|
| Title: Re: OT: Offensively named genes to be rebranded |
13 Nov 2006 09:26:38 PM |
|
|
Uncle Clover <UncleClover@SpamMeNot.com> wrote in
news:ecrhl2tka47ogu26e0sco1k50f1q811cge@4ax.com:
On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:02:20 +0000, Kevin Anthoney
<kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote:
Apparently, doctors have been complaining that it's really hard to
tell patients that there's something wrong with their headcase gene:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1946480,00.html
Interesting reading. I am a bit curious as to what "decapentaplegia"
means - would that be a centipede with 50 paralyzed limbs? :-?
http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/allied-data/lk/interactive-
fly/torstoll/decapen1.htm
Watch that thar wordwrap!
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
