A couple of pages from new Scientist about how new species and discoveries can be given whimsical names by their finders eg "Rowling, Takei and Rammstein- Celebrities honoured by having asteroids named after them include the author of the Harry Potter books, a Star Trek actor and a German industrial metal band."
Cheap Date- The name of a gene mutation which gives vinegar flies a heightened susceptibility to alcohol.
12/21/08
New Scientist
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