<p>This subsection of the âNames and taxonomyâ section indicates the name(s) of the gene(s) that code for the protein sequence(s) described in the entry. Four distinct tokens exist: âNameâ, âSynonymsâ, âOrdered locus namesâ and âORF namesâ.<p><a href='/help/gene_name' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Gene namesi.
This page has an interactive image of a coin featuring James Smithson's portrait, as well as information about Smithson, whose bequest of money founded the Smithsonian. Also of interest is a coin from 1838 created from Smithson's original bequest.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13â Robert McC. Adams, the ninth person to head the Smithsonian Institution in its 147-year history, announced today that he would retire next year and return to writing, research and teaching. You shouldn't allow leadership to congeal, said Mr. Adams, 67, an anthropologist who was provost of the University of Chicago before joining the Smithsonian in 1984.