Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates - The Verge

Scientists rename human genes to stop Microsoft Excel from misreading them as dates - The Verge

Human genes renamed to fix Excel glitch

Dozens of human human genes have been renamed because Microsoft Excel was auto-formatting their names as dates. For example, the gene MARCH1 — short for membrane-associated ring-CH-type finger 1 — is now MARCHF1.

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