Reading time: 4 minutes Rafaela Muniz de Queiroz When you search online or hear explanations about how cancer develops, you have probably come across something along the lines of: “cancer arises when cells acquire mutations in their DNA that lead to uncontrolled proliferation.” This concept is correct. It describes the process of malignant transformation, in... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 4 minutes Anthony Tao Since the public introduction of ChatGPT in 2020, large language models (LLMs) have become an emerging cornerstone of modern technology. In healthcare, LLMs have been employed to accomplish tasks such as scribing, medical education, prior authorizations, and filling communication gaps. Indeed, the power of these LLMs lies in their... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Patty Spears For many years there has been a lot of talk about the promise of using a mere blood sample to detect cancer in your body. There are many different approaches and tests that have been developed. One type of test coming to the forefront looks for circulating tumor DNA... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 3 minutes Gabby Budziszewski Proteins, the molecular machines that perform functions within our cells to keep us alive, are all encoded in DNA, but only 1-2% of our three billion base pairs of DNA encode proteins. For many years, the other 98-99% of DNA was referred to as “junk” DNA. However, we now... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 3 minutes Rachel Cherney Six feet. Two meters. This is the length of DNA we have in each one of our cells. That’s almost the height of Michael Jordan! But those six feet of DNA need to fit into a tiny space that is between 5-10 micrometers. To put it into perspective, that's... Continue Reading →
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