<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.
The institute was first authorized by the U.S. Government in 1946, when then President Harry Truman signed into law the National Mental Health Act, although the institute was not formally established until 1949.