How Much of You Had to Pivot Your Research to Covet?

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When it hit, i realized that i could very easily apply the network. It was just as this giant whirlwind of rak trying to get things oti. Science is just all about confronting set backs head on and adapting to new circumstances. That's why it's high drama behind the scenes, and we love it. The baveman saamabe tasr. We don't even know what it looks like. And it's different. Ferre ta wa com o from ves matmosems ar rasat, they try to hide themselves. Even the fis aover make running a oter ble okes and lemons. When life throws tomatoes at you,

Biological mysteries solved with numbers! Graphs! Patterns! Data points! Systems biology! You never knew it existed, yet it’s keeping us alive. Systems Biologist Dr. Emily E. Ackerman join to chat about why the field appealed to her, how her work shifted during the pandemic, why she wants to scream at Excel sometimes, how computing might replace specific types of animal testing, accessibility in STEM, the immune system, why she loves being a disabled scientist and advocate, the ethics of CRISPR, and some really nice guy named Doug.

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