The SomaLogic Blog
Understanding the Ramifications of Mutations: Seeing Past the Trees to the Forest
Remember Jurassic Park? I can. I still get shivers thinking about the dinosaurs crashing through the trees and devouring anything that moves. I also recall the adorable animation the park visitors watched to better understand how the dinosaurs...
read moreCancer: The Ultimate Malware
A horrified astronaut utters over the radio, “Uh…Houston, we have a problem. Someone just hacked our computers. Now, we are viewing a message that states we must pay a ransom of 20,000 bitcoins or lose our top-20 karaoke playlist! Please...
read moreThe Guiding Light: How Medical Insights Can Steer Us to Better Health
I love the map feature on my smart phone. I am no longer burdened by carrying a stack of maps that feel like they could fill every library in the world thrice over. And unlike print maps, the map program can tell me if I’m about to encounter...
read moreBefore It’s Too Late: Finding and Diagnosing Cancer Correctly
Beep. Beep. Beep. Shhhh. Whoosh. Beep. These noises fill the sterile cold hospice room. Benevolent Uncle Ted lies unconscious with a steady drip of pain relieving medicines entering his once muscular arms via an IV. Uncle Ted has prostate cancer that...
read moreExpensive Doesn’t Always Mean Better: Looking for Ways to Keep Medical Costs Down
A candle flickers. Steam from a loaf of freshly baked bread entwines with the candle smoke like ballroom dancers. I look at the wine list. A loud thud echoes throughout the intimate dining establishment as my jaw hits the floor. One bottle of...
read moreMore Than Meets The Eye: The Growing Complexity Of Genomics
I’m mystified. It sounded so easy on paper and more accurate than gazing into a crystal ball to see what my future has in store. I only had to give a sample and let the experts decipher my future encased within my genetic code. Yet, science...
read moreRegeneration Powers Activated! Regrowing the Liver from Stem Cells
“Form of rhino! Form of tidal wave!” The Wonder Twins from the TV show, Super Friends, fascinated me as a small child. With a simple uttered phrase the twins could transform into a rhino surfing a tidal wave. The hitch to their power was that...
read moreMoving Beyond Potential
Gripping a steering wheel sheathed in supple leather and driving down a winding road in a luxury car with ultra-responsive handling and superb performance... What could be more fun or exhilarating? Now, imagine if we swapped out the engine with a hamster...
read moreHot Proteins: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins – A True Source of Super Powers
Mutant spider bites, exposure to radiation, freakish lab accidents, huge sums of wealth or just innate abilities give rise to figures that young and old adore. Super heroes! Their stories can sound just as fantastic as their powers. What if I...
read moreGoodbye Poke, Hello Pee: Alternatives to Plasma for Heart Disease Diagnosis
I admit it: The sight of needles gives me the shivers. The moment the doc requests a blood sample, I want to hightail it to the next state over. And I am not alone in this viewpoint. Many people despise needles. This apprehension can be bad enough that...
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