GEnome or geNOME

[Bruce Dykes]

-----Original Message-----
From: Derrick Chapman <derrickchapman at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: GEnome or geNOME


>One day we may have to acquiesce to GEE-ne-tics.  GEE-whiz!


Hmmmm...

GEEN-a-tics (rhymes with lunatics): people who recreationally rewrite their
DNA for fashion or sport....

I like it...but I don't think we'll be seeing that usage for a while. More
likely it'll come from cautionary advocates to refer researchers they wish
to label as careless or reckless.

bkd