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They named a Protein after Pikachu!

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I'll steal the Quote from The guiness book of world records.

'In July 2008, biologists from the Osaka Bioscience Instistute in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, identified a protein that is nescessary to effectively transmit visual information to the brain. Having determined that the protein is used in kinetic vision (being able to detect fast-moving objects) they named it Pikachurin (PEE-kah-YU-rin) after Pikachu, a Pokemon creature that is also known for high speeds.

Discuss. I think it's epic.
 
lol, its a bit late but i just found it out and thought to post it, as I couldn't see it anywhere else here.
 
OMG. This is too epic to be true. Which other video game had its name being used for a Protein!
 
There is a signaling protein called sonic hedgehog. Its pathway can be inhibited by Robotnikinin.

I am not making this up.
 
I demand links, Sleet. D:

And if they wanted to named a fast protein after a fast Pokemon, why not someone like Electrode? Marumainmin has a nice ring to it... Deoxurin is also good. Or even Bunyamin, after Purugly? While we're at it, why not "Tekkanin", as both a protein AND after Ninjask?

That darn Pikachu is too popular for it's own good. >>
 
Fairy Red said:
That darn Pikachu is too popular for it's own good. >>
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It's kinda obvious that if they wanted to name a protien or whatever after a certain pop icon, they'll go for the most well-known one. It would be pointless to name it after an obscure character.
 
Yeah. This is the first protein to be named after a video character, might I add, so yeah. Is there really a sonic the hedgehog one? How about Marioitus, a disease that makes you want to eat nothing but mushrooms, or Princesspeachine, a protein that makes your emotions super powerful!

Yeah,they obviously chose Pikachu because he's Iconic. If I said 'Darkrai' to a person who wasn't into pokemon, they'd have no clue. if I said Pikachu however...they would know.
 
This shows scientists can have a little fun when it comes to naming just about anything. In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing them name a protein Kirbykin or Linkin (maybe that one should be Zeldakin, so people know the reference.)

Rozaphaine said:
Yeah. This is the first protein to be named after a video character, might I add, so yeah. Is there really a sonic the hedgehog one? How about Marioitus, a disease that makes you want to eat nothing but mushrooms, or Princesspeachine, a protein that makes your emotions super powerful!
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Sleet already said it, but here's a link.
 
Fairy Red said:
I demand links, Sleet. D:

And if they wanted to named a fast protein after a fast Pokemon, why not someone like Electrode? Marumainmin has a nice ring to it... Deoxurin is also good. Or even Bunyamin, after Purugly? While we're at it, why not "Tekkanin", as both a protein AND after Ninjask?

That darn Pikachu is too popular for it's own good. >>
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Actually, I believe the real reason they called it Pikachurin is because of the electrical impulses it sends to your brain.
 
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