By: Aly Diana A while ago, I discussed CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)—and honestly, the idea of editing genes still fascinates me. I remain deeply hopeful about what it could mean for the future of medicine. From time to time, I check on its progress, and I was delighted (even if a littleRead more
By: Aly Diana I have never considered myself a gamer, but I was thrilled to discover that a mini-game embedded in Borderlands 3 is reaching its audience—scientists and non-scientists alike—to advance science. This idea struck me as nothing short of brilliant: low cost, high yield, and impactful on a massive scale. During this discovery period,Read more
By: Aly Diana The time has come for me to delve into Bayesian inference—a topic I’ve managed to avoid for years. Although I’m far from an expert, I’ve started scratching the surface of this fascinating concept. Here’s my attempt to share what I’ve learned: basic, but hopefully useful. Bayesian inference is a powerful statistical toolRead more
By: Aly Diana The H-index, developed by physicist J.E. Hirsch and first published in 2005 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is now one of the most widely used tools for assessing academic research impact. It offers a convenient way to evaluate both the productivity and citation impact of a researcher’s work.Read more
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