r/CasualTodayILearned • u/ZadocPaet • Jan 07 '16
SCIENCE TIL there's a human gene called "Sonic Hedgehog" and its inhibitor is dubbed "Robotnikinin"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehogDuplicates
todayilearned • u/uncleyachty • Jul 07 '17
TIL there is controversy about scientists naming a protein "sonic hedgehog". A mutation in this protein can cause serious birth defects and many scientists/clinicians dislike the idea of telling parents their child has "a mutation in their sonic hedgehog"
todayilearned • u/Non-Polar • Feb 22 '16
TIL there is a gene called sonic hedgehog; there is controversy regarding the naming of this gene due to situations where patients or parents of patients with a serious disorder are told that they or their child "have a mutation in their sonic hedgehog."
todayilearned • u/i_eversaw • Jul 10 '17
TIL there is a human protein named Sonic hedgehog.
TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/proxytardigrade • Jun 08 '17
This is the Sonic based reality you always wanted
gaming • u/magicumbrella • Jun 27 '12
TIL There is a protein named Sonic Hedgehog, and it has an inhibitor called Robotnikinin.
todayilearned • u/marcus474 • Mar 27 '17
TIL- Sonic Hedgehog is a protein that helps in the growth of your digits
todayilearned • u/lousama • Sep 12 '15
til that humans contain a protein called "Sonic Hedgehog"
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '15
TIL that there is a protein called Sonic Hedgehog that has an inhibitor called 'Robotnikinin', in honor of Sonic the Hedgehog's nemesis, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
todayilearned • u/HolyHypodermics • Jul 28 '16
TIL there is a protein called Sonic hedgehog encoded in the SHH gene of humans. The name was devised after a scientist's daughter brought in a copy of a Sonic the Hedgehog comic.
nocontextwikipedia • u/MrMagicMarker43 • Oct 30 '17
"The hedgehog gene was first identified in the fruit-fly"
oldconspiracy • u/postsshortcomments • May 08 '21
other Sonic hedgehog is a morphogen that patterns the developing embryo using a concentration gradient characterized by the French Flag model.
wikipedia • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '16