I Knew it!

[Mattimeo]

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050121-111644-3489r.htm

I always had a sinking suspiscion about this...

~Don't Panic

[GrassDragon]

And we needed the Washington Times to tell us this? Just DIE Pokemon! >_<

[TheGreatBrain]

Why did they call it the Pokemon gene? I saw no motivation for this nickname.

[kongurous]

Why did they call it the Pokemon gene? I saw no motivation for this nickname.
the article said it was short for POK Erythroid Myeloid Ontogenic

[singo]

because pokemon causes the brain to slowly soften into gloop.

which is in no way relavent to cancer.

probably just a sly dig at a fad that the team who discovered it hated


EDIT: or what kongurous said, either or

[Dezzick]

Pokemon sux cock!

[kongurous]

Pokemon sux cock!
Be nice, this is a public fora.

[Markpyro]

Ick, pokemon. The whole thing died out on the US at least, what, four years ago?

[kongurous]

Come on, people, before you post, read the goddamn article!

[Calibur]

the article said it was short for POK Erythroid Myeloid OntogenicShouldn't it be the Pokemo virus then? Maybe the doctor that discovered it was a pokemon fan

Anyways if this is true then this is a very important discovery for medical scince that could revolutionize cancer treatment.

[kongurous]

Shouldn't it be the Pokemo virus?
the first two letters in the last word made up the ON in POKEMON gene.

[Wick3d]

"Pokemon is a main switch in the molecular network that leads towards cancer," Dr. Pandolfi said. "If we could turn Pokemon off, it may block the oncogenic circuitry and stall the malignant process."

[Modred]

But because his team already knows so much about the behavior of Pokemon, that should not be difficult, he added.

Haha, the coincidence of names makes this so funny. It's as if they mean "kill pikachu to save people." Let's start a new 'protect the....' organization. Only by killing Pokemon can we save the terminally ill humans of the world.