Science Imitates (Comic Book) Art June 24, 2007 | Posted in One-link-ers | 2 replies Paleontologists adopt term from Gary Larson’s Far Side
you do know there is a gene called sonic hedgehog, right?
check out
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/Molbio/MolStudents/spring2003/Watson/Sonichedgehog.htm
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_hedgehog
That’s awesome! Though I do have to agree with the scientists in the wikipedia article who wonder how the parent who learns their kid has a mutation in the sonic hedgehog gene would feel.