we scientists are not a creative bunch

[asimplechord]

But still! A little originality would be nice.

If I see one more newly sanctioned use of -ome, I'll scream.

Genome, proteome, proteasome, fine. Whatever.

Transcriptome? Meh.

Receptosome? *starts to frown*

Metallome? Oh, Tom O'Halloran, you get all the blame credit for that ridiculous thing.

NOBOnome? Lame.

And interactome? That is IT. NO MORE. I have decreed it. So must it be. In my little world, anyway.

And while we're at it? Ligand = noun. NOT A VERB. A small molecule doesn't ligand something; EDTA doesn't ligand a zinc or calcium ion. It ligates.

*twitch*

We now return to our regularly scheduled lab work.

Comments

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Um, a junior person can bump a senior person? Is that for budgetary reasons?

[lilyeyes.livejournal.com]

No - in their infinate wisdom, it is thought this will keep someone from quitting because they can't get off graveyard shift. Everyone else does it strickly by senority - go figure!