Abstract
Pleasant memories rejuvenate and this letter is written to that purpose. Although dedicated to Barry Ganetzky, I hope it will please also those that shared their times with us in the lab of Seymour Benzer. For those too young to have so distant memories, I hope this text will teach them the same lessons we learnt then.
Acknowledgements
To the best of my knowledge, all events described here are faithful recollections from the period 1978?1981 at the lab of Seymour Benzer in Caltech. I am grateful to all lab members at that time, in particular to Barry Ganetzky to whom this letter is dedicated.
Have a big ‘abrazo’
Disclosure statement
The author reports no conflicts of interest. The author alone is responsible for the content and writing of this article.
Alberto Ferrús