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Scientists named a critical gene for columbine flowers after San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich.
Scientists name ‘critical gene’ for columbine flowers after Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich https://t.co/ZnIFjOYztX
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) November 14, 2020
Scientists isolated one gene that was key to the development of the spurs in the long tubes of the columbine. The connection to Popovich came about from its pertinence to the word “spur.”
Think twice before naming genes after currently active coaches and players - what if Pop moves to Brooklyn? Science puns may work for today, but gene names are for ever. Pop 4ever! Newly discovered gene gets named after Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich https://t.co/L7iPTM55Sh
— Evangeline Ballerini (@anjiballerini) November 13, 2020
Pun or not, Evangeline Ballerini, an assistant professor of biological sciences at California State University, Sacramento laid the honor on the Spurs coach despite being a Golden State Warriors fan, quite a statement on the validity of Popovich’s place within the NBA.
Congratulations to the scientists as well as Coach Pop who will now forever be remembered through science as well as basketball.
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