Scientific namesake for Pikachu
A team of researchers, led by Takahisa Furukawa, M.D. & Ph.D., at Osaka Bioscience Institute in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, has identified a protein that is necessary to efficiently transmit visual information to the brain. The researchers believe the Pikachurin protein plays a role in determining the efficiency of kinetic vision, and thus name it after Pikachu who is known for its lightning-fast moves. Also it’s a stunt to get free publicity for their research and the institute, but they forgot to mention that.
This is so awesome… I never thought I’d see the day Pikachu would do something awesome enough for me to blog about.
25 July, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Pikachu’s cuteness is finally recognized
25 July, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Pikachu is NOT cute. It used to be cute when I was young and naive, but now it is merely a relic of an ageing fandom that is past its used by date. Still, you know it’s a good day when news like this appears. Although I was just recently made aware that this isn’t actually news. It was news like a month ago, so I guess that just means I’m a little slow.
4 August, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Pikachu so kawaii desu~
Pokemon is a bad series. Teaching kids that cute fluffy pokemon that never evolve can kick other beast fully evolved pokemon that are strong against said cute unevolved pokemon.
That said, Ash has to be one awesome Pokemon trainer.
6 August, 2008 at 2:45 pm
BLASPHEMOUS!!
18 August, 2008 at 8:35 am
I always thought a lightning shock which makes your entire body go yellow and hollow for 3 whole seconds that strong will kill someone.
Which basically rules out the entire lightning type
That said, if Pikachu didn’t have thundershock/thunderbolt/thunder/thunder-whatever/zap cannon/etc etc, I wouldn’t mind having one.
Makes for good food when I’m hungry