http://purplemotes.net/2006/02/20/pragmatics-for-communication-service-providers/ a journal of whimsy and hope Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://purplemotes.net/2006/02/20/pragmatics-for-communication-service-providers/#comment-766 purple motes » spineless gene contributes to smell, taste, and color vision Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:41:11 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2006/02/20/pragmatics-for-communication-service-providers/#comment-766 [...] As an FCC bureaucrat, I'm intrigued by a recent discovery about the spineless gene. I'm trying to understand better the demand for communications services, particularly across sensory modes. A leading researcher on the spineless gene in fruit flies explained: "Spineless plays a key role in the antenna and maxillary palp, the two major olfactory organs of the fly," said Ian Duncan. "It's also important in mechanosensory bristles and in the taste receptors of the legs, wings, and mouth parts. There has been a sensory theme to the gene, and now we learn from Claude's work that it plays a key role in color vision." [...] [...] As an FCC bureaucrat, I’m intrigued by a recent discovery about the spineless gene. I’m trying to understand better the demand for communications services, particularly across sensory modes. A leading researcher on the spineless gene in fruit flies explained: “Spineless plays a key role in the antenna and maxillary palp, the two major olfactory organs of the fly,” said Ian Duncan. “It’s also important in mechanosensory bristles and in the taste receptors of the legs, wings, and mouth parts. There has been a sensory theme to the gene, and now we learn from Claude’s work that it plays a key role in color vision.” [...]

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