Saturday, June 1, 2024

The Best Gene Names

NIPSNAP3B

COBL (cordon-bleu WH2 repeat protein)

ASS1

Any RING protein (Really Interesting New Gene)

MINDY (I'm not Dead Yet)

SMAD (Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog)

PYGO (pygopus)

MTHFR (Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, but it reminds me of a nasty word)

SVIL (supervillin)


Bonus: Best drug name

Eltrombopag

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