>Howard is referring, of course, to my query for help in coming up >with a suitable name for the technology that is the future of FACS >(see <http://www.drmr.com/facsname/>; thanks again to everyone who >helped!). But my intent is to name it "Laser UltraCytometry", not >"Flow...", with the useable abbreviations "LUC" (Darth: "It is your >destiny, LUC"), "LUCyt" (finally making FACS clear to everyone!), >LUCAS (for LUC analysis and sorting, among others). > >And I must agree with Howard that FlowJo IS the natural (if not >only!) tool for analyzing such data--in addition to standard, >run-of-the-mill, 3-color data... (By the way, Tree Star has released >FlowJo 3.0, a version that makes FlowJo not only the premier data >analysis package, but also the first fully integrated Flow Data >presentation package! See <http://www.treestar.com/flowjo/>). > >I will submit your "FACStarbucks" suggestion to the person in charge >of franchising, McFlower MACFacs (thanks Bill Hyun). > >mr > >(PS, no making fun of my biblical ignorance as I had no idea who >Joseph of the many-colored coat was.) > >At 9:56 AM -0400 10/19/99, Howard Shapiro wrote: >>Mario Roederer still seems intent on describing his work with 10 colors and >>up as "Flow Ultracytometry", despite my recent suggestion face-to-face that >>he should call it "Joseph Cytometry" or maybe just "Joe Cytometry" because >>the cells are coated with many colors. And what would be more natural for >>analysis of such data than FlowJo? Since very few people can now afford >>10-color machines, not to mention make or find the reagents, I can envision >>a national franchise, FACStarbucks, where you could send your cells for a >>cup of Joe. But I guess Mario knew not Joseph. >> >>-Howard and Lucas was one of the 4 apostles; sorry, couldn't resist! Ann
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