As we debate the role of women in society today it is worth reminding ourselves that wisdom – in all its forms – was originally recognised as defining our species, not our sex.
Genistein, an isoflavone in soybeans, was originally recognised as a weak oestrogen and also an oestrogen antagonist at higher concentrations (Zava and Deuw, 1994).
More interestingly, Marusawa et al showed that survivin forms complexes with a cellular protein, hepatitis B X-interacting protein (HBXIP), which was originally recognised for its association with the X protein (HBX) of hepatitis B virus (HBV).
However, recent studies have shown that several members of this family, including MMP9, which were originally recognised as pro-tumourigenic proteases [ 35], provide a protective effect in different stages of cancer progression [ 36, 37].
Five of the communities (English Roma, English Gypsies, European Roma, Irish Traveller) were originally recognised in the Race Relations Act 1976 as ethnic minorities, 44 replaced now by the 2010 Equality Act.
A sample size of 20 respondents was originally planned, although it was recognised that this number could increase or decrease depending on theoretical saturation (when new data does not give new insights but instead confirms previous theories) [ 30].
But, strikingly, two other BBC highlights of the period – Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag (an 18-certificate Bridget Jones) and Adam Curtis's latest conspiracy documentary, HyperNormalisation – were shown in ways that Lord Reith would not have recognised: the former was originally streamed on the online BBC3, the latter has only ever been available on iPlayer.
The first scattered-disc object (SDO) to be recognised as such was, originally identified in 1996 by astronomers based at Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
A variety of focus group formats exist and the nominal group technique (NGT) format was chosen as this was originally developed for group decision making [ 30] and is recognised as a useful tool in curriculum evaluation [ 31].
It will, sadly, be some time before their work is recognised and the perception of their countries changed.Note: This blogpost was originally illustrated with a photograph of a young British man on a night out in Mallorca.
It was originally thought that Mcm9 is vertebrate-specific as it is absent from Drosophila, nematodes and yeasts [ 19], but it is now recognised that Mcm8 and Mcm9 have a more widespread eukaryotic distribution [ 17, 20, 21].
