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...researchers, however, collaborating on their findings was far easier than deciding what to name the new gene. According to Tabin, each of the three labs had its own system of nomenclature, but only one name could be used in publication...
...Tabin suggested using the names of different species of hedgehogs. His lab had called the previous three genes isolated from this family Indian hedgehog, moonrat hedgehog and desert hedgehog, for the gene's ability, when mutated, to give fruit flies the bristly appearance of a hedgehog...
However, the dispute did not end there. According to Tabin, Philip W. Ingham, a senior scientist at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the head of the third research team, did not like the name because in England Sonic is slang for "groovy" and "naming something Sonic made him sick." But he, too, eventually agreed to the name...
While pleased with the results of the research, Tabin said that McMahon was not at all happy with the name. McMahon refused to comment on the issue, but did say that "we should not get hung up over a name...
...Tabin did have one concern. "Maybe I should wish that my post-docs were playing less computer games," he joked...