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Month: September 2022

How to Set Up a MySQL Database

How to Set Up a MySQL Database

Databases are amazing tools which we often overlook for simple forms of storage. Cue our json, csv, excel and yes the dreaded text files. I get it, it’s easy and usually efficient for a single analysis. If you find yourself dumping a lot of files to just be ingested later, consider setting up a database. Why MySQL? Simply put, it’s easy and agrees with most connection packages I use. You don’t need crazy driver setups, or complicated connection objects in…

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Gene Therapies: Miracles at a High Cost

Gene Therapies: Miracles at a High Cost

In 1996, Doug Olson was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia which responded to treatment for years. In 2010, he was given the harsh reality that his cancer had mutated and was no longer responding to standard therapy. A story that many patients face every day. For Doug, his story would have a happy ending. Ten years after undergoing an experimental therapy, CAR-T, he lives free of Leukemia. While treatments like CAR-T are on the rise, the high cost for these…

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