Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
The South American Microbiome Archive
South America hosts some of the world’s most biodiverse gut microbiomes, yet remains largely understudied. We built the largest collection of South American gut microbiomes to better understand this diversity and guide future sampling efforts. See what we found and why it matters.
When the Wrong AI Gets Called “Bullshit”
A provocative paper claimed “ChatGPT is Bullshit,” applying Frankfurt’s philosophy to AI. But the more I examined the evidence, the more I realised the critique fit another model entirely — DeepSeek. This post shares how I challenged the argument and reframed the debate.
The impact of autoimmune co-morbidities in AQP4-NMOSD and MOGAD.
Aquaporin-4 neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4-NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD) can present similarly to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but presents with unique therapeutic and prognostic challenges.
