When the commenter mentions a tarnished publication history, that’s an understatement: he had multiple retractions for fraud. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/01/09/plos-genetics-investi...
"Sonic hedgehog was named for the protein shape" FWIW, Shh was named for the phenotype in Drosophila. It makes their bristles spiky. I can't find a pic of Shh off the top of my head, but here's a gene with a similar…
When the commenter mentions a tarnished publication history, that’s an understatement: he had multiple retractions for fraud. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/01/09/plos-genetics-investi...
"Sonic hedgehog was named for the protein shape" FWIW, Shh was named for the phenotype in Drosophila. It makes their bristles spiky. I can't find a pic of Shh off the top of my head, but here's a gene with a similar…