Abstract
The constraints imposed by available experimental data, and the need for precision, typically limits the eloquence of researchers. Scientists, however, indulge in their literary and poetic selves in the names that they bestow on genes and proteins, on organisms and diseases. We briefly review some familiar names in the Inside Passage, and explore their historical antecedents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 173-175 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Gut microbes |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Biological names
- Eponym
- History
- Microbiology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Gastroenterology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases