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Scientists change names to 27 human genes because Excel confused them with dates – Checkersaga
It seems that it is easier to change all the nomenclature of genes, than to deactivate Excel’s date…
This is one of those news that leave us confused. The scientific community has decided to change the name to 27 human genes, because Excel confused them with dates. Wouldn’t it have been easier to ask Microsoft for an option to disable date auto-format?
The curious story is revealed to us by The Verge, who has been talking with the geneticists in charge of the subject. It is a problem that scientists have suffered for years, because Excel gives to change words by dates, and there is no option t…
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