tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post6054368506596848797..comments2023-05-16T21:47:12.279-07:00Comments on T. taxus: RIP TIGR (1992-2007)Jonathan Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-19487363471576589262007-04-12T11:01:00.000-07:002007-04-12T11:01:00.000-07:00interesting question: "hubris" vs "hybrid".as it t...interesting question: "hubris" vs "hybrid".<BR/>as it turns out, the word 'hybrid' was originally used as a description of the progeny of domestic sows with wild boars. the progeny were not very useful (small and not much fat) and exceedingly misbehaved. so... the boars just <I>thought</I> they were as good as the domestic variety! btw.. recall that the early hybrids were considered to be infertile (at least until we were all educated by the corn-breeders!)G. F. Barbatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09416043925683981826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-76265968428866891912007-04-11T21:33:00.000-07:002007-04-11T21:33:00.000-07:00Didn't take long to reflect the changes at the web...Didn't take long to reflect the changes at <A HREF="http://www.tigr.org/" REL="nofollow">the website</A>.<BR/><BR/>Well, what's in a name. So long as you and the other genomics wizards can keep doing good work.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642902803329530119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-67154087412420813132007-04-11T18:13:00.000-07:002007-04-11T18:13:00.000-07:00Well, he said the reason we needed one name was to...Well, he said the reason we needed one name was to unite the institutions, which makes sense (basically the JCVI/TCAG guys never talked to the TIGR people even after TIGR became a subdivision of the JCVI last October), but no he didn't really explain why the TIGR name and not the JCVI name was dropped.Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-30992408377983984612007-04-11T16:51:00.000-07:002007-04-11T16:51:00.000-07:00Did he say why the TIGR name was being dropped?Did he say why the TIGR name was being dropped?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477143485019152669.post-15151998082205669062007-04-11T15:36:00.000-07:002007-04-11T15:36:00.000-07:00what is there to say? hubris?btw: why is it spelle...what is there to say? hubris?<BR/><BR/>btw: why is it spelled hubris, but we don't say "a hubrid car"???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com