Frodo Gene. Tehanu @ 10:00 pm EST
Ben wrote: "There is a really cool article in Nature-Cell Biology about the developmental control of the eye and sight. And what, you may ask, does this have to do with the Lord of the Rings in any possible fashion? Well, the gene for eye and optical nerve development has been named Frodo. In short, Frodo gives you eyes and the the wonder of sight. Amon Hen has nothing on this! He continues, "This is a frog gene... The story goes that the discoverers were so surprised that such a small and seemingly insignificant gene could have such major effects that they named it in Frodo's honor. And it just keeps popping up with new and important functions. Cool, huh?" Sure is.