Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 367.
Song title: Old Notes, New Bites
Original Base by Base episode: 367: Ancestral Splice Variation Fuels Cichlid Jaw Diversification
Article metadata:
Article title: Ancestral splice variation is a key substrate for rapid diversification in African cichlids
Journal: PNAS
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2516477123
Reference: Singh P., Ahi E.P., Duenser A., Durdevic M., Gessl W., Schaeffer S., Gall J., Seehausen O., Sturmbauer C. Ancestral splice variation is a key substrate for rapid diversification in African cichlids. PNAS. 2026;123(20):e2516477123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2516477123
Lyrics:
Verse 1
In the lab light, I can hear it breathe
One gene, many voices underneath
Old blueprints folded in a quiet way
Waiting for a switch to turn and stay
Pre-Chorus
Not a brand-new page, just a different read
Hidden in the margins like a seeded need
Low and rare, it lingers out of sight
Then it rises when the timing’s right
Chorus
Old notes, new bites—watch the shape change fast
Ancient little variants waking from the past
Cut and stitch the message, make it fit the fight
One body, many answers in a single line
Old notes, new bites—feel the future bite
Verse 2
Some lines get louder, some stay in the blur
While expression moves, the splice can still outspur
And in the jaws where pressure turns to art
Fresh forms spark from a familiar start
Bridge
A minor set of brand-new turns appear
Quick-made meanings drawing near
In bone and cartilage, the pattern shifts its tone
From one code, a thousand ways to grow
Final Chorus
Old notes, new bites—watch the shape change fast
Ancient little variants waking from the past
Cut and stitch the message, make it fit the fight
Craniofacial dreams in fluorescent light
Old notes, new bites—now the whole world’s bright
