| A team of researchers in Osaka, Japan have discovered a new protein that they named after Pikachu, a character in the popular series Pokemon. The protein, called Pikachurin, deals with transmissions from the eyes to the brain which is why they named it after the character because of its quick moves. The research team hopes to find treatments with this protein for a specific hereditary cause of blindness. For more information: ANN. |
| you know its a good day when a story like this shows up. |
| Oh wow. |
meconopsis said: AWESOME. I second that statement. |
   #NBHNC |
| Hahaha. That's awesome. |D |
| Wow, that doesn't sound even remotely Latin...little did they know that doctors will now realize that watching anime actually slows down the eyes instead of being the normal healthy Pikachu. Please don't trade/swap your Pikachu >.> |
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| Oh those weird guys in Osaka...they are always so dreamy...XD |
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| You can't help but smile when you see something like this...it's better than some obscure latin name that only a select few understand. Although, latin names sound more impressive. Now we need a Gengar (favourite pokemon) protein and I'm happy! |
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OranSolus said: You can't help but smile when you see something like this...it's better than some obscure latin name that only a select few understand. Although, latin names sound more impressive. Now we need a Gengar (favourite pokemon) protein and I'm happy! yes, though for people that doesnt watch anime its a lot more obscure than latin name XD |
| Wow, that's so cool! ^o^ |
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| I find this kinda disturbing, but, whatever. Weirder stuff happen all the time. |
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| Didn't something like this happen about 2 years ago? There was some gene or something that caused cancer that became named something and abbreviated as Pikachu? Edit: Never mind, it was abbreviated Pokemon. http://www.cancer.gov/ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_012505/page2 |
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| This makes my day more sunshine-y. =D |
| LOL. That's full of epic-win. :] |
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| Haha Cool. ^_^ |
| anime is taking over the world! moyashimon-style |
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| This is the one protein that I'll never forget the name of. =D |
| ^ So true.. |
| Brilliant. |
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| I will find a way to get hereditary blindness purely so that I can say I was cured by pikachurin |
| That's...amazing. |
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| lol just doesn't cut it |
ReverseHarem said: A team of researchers in Osaka, Japan have discovered a new protein that they named after Pikachu, a character in the popular series Pokemon. The protein, called Pikachurin, deals with transmissions from the eyes to the brain which is why they named it after the character because of its quick moves. The research team hopes to find treatments with this protein for a specific hereditary cause of blindness. For more information: ANN. As someone who is currently pursuing a phd in cancer genetics, I find this pretty cool. |
| I knew I watched Pokemon for a reason |
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| Wow I guess I can really get high off of Pikachu now :P |
| I'm seriously done... I must be dreaming...? |
| wow, this is... strange... |
the_prime_one said: Best protein name EVER. |
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| derp |
| Haha! That's epic |
| This is like the best thing I've heard all day. |
| Hello! |
| 489 left. |
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| They should name everything after Pokemon, there are enough of them. |
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| I have offically seen everything... |
| 'only the dead have seen the end of war' Plato listen to the whispers of your ghost  |
| If you dont eat enough meat, you can have a Pikachurin. nice. |
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| Can't help but to admire the influence of Pokemon XD |
| Read this on ANN, awesome stuff. Pika-pika |
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| awesome! This proves that scientists pay attention to pop culture too =D |
| LOL, amazing!!! |
| Haha, awesome news XD |
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| That's interesting... |
| That's so cool. :3 |
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Brian333 said: Who cares about the name of a protein. They named an entire city in Japan after Osaka! |
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