agvaughan

When the commenter mentions a tarnished publication history, that’s an understatement: he had multiple retractions for fraud.

https://retractionwatch.com/2015/01/09/plos-genetics-investi...

"Sonic hedgehog was named for the protein shape"

FWIW, Shh was named for the phenotype in Drosophila. It makes their bristles spiky.

I can't find a pic of Shh off the top of my head, but here's a gene with a similar phenotype in flies: https://twitter.com/kirkmmaxey/status/577886323912015872