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Re: Off topic - New "Nanog" gene

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Boyle)
Fri May 30 02:21:02 2003

Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 02:20:15 -0400
To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Robert Boyle <robert@tellurian.com>
In-Reply-To: <9A5883CC-925F-11D7-816F-003065BA9B36@titania.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


At 12:28 AM 5/30/2003 -0500, "Joseph T. Klein" <jtk@titania.net> wrote:

>"In recognition of that power, the researchers have named the gene
>"nanog," a reference to the mythological Celtic land of Tir Nan Og,
>whose fairy-like residents are said to stay forever young."
>
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55817-2003May29.html

Neat. :) On another off-topic, but related note...  we host another nanog 
site which is a bar here in NJ:

http://www.thetirnanog.com/

-Robert


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