‘We arguably saved their lives’: Newborn DNA-sequencing reveals elevated cancer risks for parents statnews.com/2023/06/05/new… via Megan Molteni

ICER published their proposed value assessment framework, and in doing so did what they do best… feign acknowledgement of the criticism they get and do the least they can do to address it. It’s like when everyone saw the Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer and complained that the

And right in cue, E. Eric Tokat for another win! Congrats to Centerview!

Just want to say ON THIS WEBSITE that the Anna Merlan story that started this whole shitshow was nice piece. vice.com/en/article/k7z…

Single push up Sulphide glacier on Mt Shuksan on a blue bird day (Mt Baker in the background) - very fun

Cold, long climb up Mt Shasta last week - got clear skies on a 15 hour push

A mind-blowing paper has come out today in nature In 2016, JC Venter Institute scientists trimmed a bacterial genome to its barest minimum required for life to synthesize what they called a "minimal genome" (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…). Today, a group of scientists from

“There would have been very little doctors could do for me if it had advanced just a little bit more.” After being diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer, Roger’s doctor said he was the luckiest person he’d ever met. See his story.

So, if you have ten white kids who all got into selective colleges and wave magic wand to make them South Asian, 3 are now instantly rejected. Even with IDENTICAL SAT, GPA, APs, activities, sex/family, legacy, geographic location, etc.

For #biotweeps looking to celebrate (instead of XBI gloom-and-doom), our man Luke Timmerman has made it safely up and almost down another 8000m+ peak (Manaslu). Immensely proud of (and happy for) him. Go, Luke , go!

Dmitri Petrov in the house! Great pleasure to host Dmitri Petrov at our department today! I knew evolution can be rapid but this data on seasonal adaptation blew my mind.

Andrew Kern Oded Rechavi Of Arbeit macht frei is really about how work is good for your soul

Happy end of an amazing story ☺️

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Panch Chuli, 1992 explorersweb.com/great-tales-in…

In covering how Egypt cured its population of Hepatitic C thanks to Gilead’s miracle cure Harvoni, The New York Times writes that Gilead charged $1000/pill in the US but Egypt “negotiated” it down to $10. They didn’t negotiate. Egypt had no leverage. The extremely low price was a GIFT from

After funding crypto scamsters like SBF in '23, Sequoia Capital tech-bro partner starts off '24 by peddling de-bunked election conspiracy theory. Happy New Year!

$XBI $IBB Cool share Premie😃- what biotech is all about 👏 (innovation fueled by profits from approved drugs)

This is the Chinese and Indian Exclusion Act of 2024

Hims and Hers messaging on what business they are in has reached Baghdad Bob level of absurdity.

What the actual fuck! Trump's ICE Gestapo hangs out in strip malls and then pounces on American citizens for the crime of having brown skin. These fucking Nazis drive around in unmarked vehicles and like fascist cowards, hide their faces behind masks. 😡👇