Tag: Science

  • Dr. AI is ready to see you…

    People say that AI is going to replace all our jobs, with the exception of doctors and a few others. While an obvious hyperbole, it has some merit. AI-powered robots cannot perform surgery alone; they also can’t deliver a life-threatening diagnosis with the same empathy of a doctor. However, as AI is experimentally incorporated into…

  • The path to ‘perfect’ CRISPR babies may not be as idealistic

    Through my exposure to scientific research, I’ve accepted CRISPR as a common, emerging technique for genetic experiments. However, in the back of my mind lay the question of how far CRISPR is progressing as a technique for human embryo genetic editing. This weekend, I did a deep dive and answered some of my questions. Since…

  • Undeserved Hate? D.O.s vs M.D.s

    The scrubs are the same whether worn by an M.D. or a D.O. Most patients don’t even realize whether their primary care provider graduated from a traditional medical school or a D.O. school. Yet as I see users on social media dismiss osteopathic medical schools as “backup options,” I wonder about the history and validity…

  • Do High Schoolers Belong in the Research Lab? Part 1

    The centrifuge whirrs in the background as I click open the next raw data csv file, preparing to analyze another batch of flow cytometry data that a dismissed bioinformatician left behind. In the shared Box drive, there were scattered files, incomplete annotations, and months of hard work requiring resurrection. At sixteen, I found myself wondering,…

  • A Doctor’s Solemn Oath: What it means to ‘Do No Harm’

    From cover to cover, Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm offers a raw look into the life of a neurosurgeon. This memoir gripped me, as both a reader and aspiring physician. It changed how I view doctors, the healthcare system, and the brain itself. Marsh writes with brutal honesty about tragic mishaps, the crippling guilt surgeons…