I thought I was being funny and original when I came up with that “Hikaru Genki” headline to yesterday’s entry. Turns out I wasn’t. Well, maybe a little funny, but not original.
Hikaru genki is the name of a gene of Drosophila melanogaster (commonly known as the fruit fly), the mutant phenotype if which includes abnormal locomotor behavior. Mutants rarely fly and never jump, but they do show grooming behavior. When placed under a strong light or in the presence of a chemical odorant, they quickly respond and move vigorously. Mutant larvae rarely move in a straight line and frequently move backward in response to stimuli that normally causes forward locomotion. Their movements are characterized by muscle contractions that are both laterally and vertically abnormal.
Hey, just like Hikaru.
BTW, this information comes , and I’m not kidding, from a scientist named M. Hoshino. Think about that.
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