Off topic - New "Nanog" gene
"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 -- Joseph T. Klein <This space available. Ask for my resume.> PSTN: +1 415 462 1534 Mobile: +1 414 628 3380
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 Tellurian Networks - The Ultimate Internet Connection http://www.tellurian.com | 888-TELLURIAN | 973-300-9211 "Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one." - Francis Jeffrey
At 12:28 AM 5/30/2003 -0500, you 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
-- Joseph T. Klein <This space available. Ask for my resume.> PSTN: +1 415 462 1534 Mobile: +1 414 628 3380
"..is largely responsible for giving those cells their unique regenerative and therapeutic potential." [Pull hair out, pull out the nearest bundle of Ethernet cable, see a therapist.. or read NANOG. Results guaranteed !] "In doing so, the proteins precisely turn "on" and "off" other genes in that stretch of DNA..." [Ooo !] "..scientists have yet to identify the signal that tells nanog to turn on..." [IP addressing discussions always raise my temperature a few degrees :)] "In the current experiments, nanog activity was turned up or blocked with genetic techniques that so altered the cells as to make them unacceptable for use in humans..." [Only those lacking the special NANOG cluebat] "...once people have done a little of it, they want to do more." [Aw yeah !] Now back to your regularly scheduled discussions. :) --- Andrea Abrahamsen Software Engineer, Intelligent Network Services Cisco Systems
Can't help it. I like this part: they have discovered a long-sought "master gene" [the nanog gene] ... that is largely responsible for giving those cells [the stem cells] their unique regenerative and therapeutic potential. Is this the equivalent of old-school NANOGers beating up netmonkeys with a cluebat? ;-) scott On Fri, 30 May 2003, Andrea Abrahamsen wrote: : "..is largely responsible for giving those cells their unique regenerative : and therapeutic potential." : : [Pull hair out, pull out the nearest bundle of Ethernet cable, see a : therapist.. or read NANOG. Results guaranteed !] : : : "In doing so, the proteins precisely turn "on" and "off" other genes in : that stretch of DNA..." : : [Ooo !] : : : "..scientists have yet to identify the signal that tells nanog to turn on..." : : [IP addressing discussions always raise my temperature a few degrees :)] : : : "In the current experiments, nanog activity was turned up or blocked with : genetic techniques that so altered the cells as to make them unacceptable : for use in humans..." : : [Only those lacking the special NANOG cluebat] : : : "...once people have done a little of it, they want to do more." : : [Aw yeah !] : : : Now back to your regularly scheduled discussions. :) : : : : --- : : Andrea Abrahamsen : Software Engineer, Intelligent Network Services : Cisco Systems : : :
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