Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 80.
Song title: Stronger Than the Odds
Original Base by Base episode: 80: Genome sequencing predicts outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery
Article metadata:
Article title: Genome sequencing is critical for forecasting outcomes following congenital cardiacsurgery
Journal: Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61625-0
Reference: Watkins WS et al., Genome sequencing is critical for forecasting outcomes following congenital cardiacsurgery. Nature Communications (2025) 16:6365. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61625-0
Lyrics:
Verse 1
Lights on in the lab, before the morning breaks
Names in the code like hidden fault-lines in a chain
A heartbeat on the screen, a razor-thin escape
We read the quiet letters where the risk is laid
Pre-Chorus
Not just the surgeon’s hands, not just the wires
There’s a map in every cell, a spark, a fire
If we can see it coming, we can change the frame
Turn hard nights into chances, call it by its name
Chorus
Hey—let it rise, let it run, let it show
From the genome to the pulse, we’re taking back control
If the warning is written, we don’t have to obey
We can breathe through the storm, we can clear the airway
Hey—when the numbers get loud, we won’t fold
We’ll cut through the dark with a story untold
Stronger than the odds, we’re here to say:
We can plan for tomorrow, starting today
Verse 2
Some changes strike brand-new—de novo in the night
Chromatin hands on switches, turning wrong to right
Some come in pairs, recessive, cilia out of time
When the breath won’t find the rhythm, we redraw the line
Bridge
So run the sequence, let the patterns connect
A network of chances, but we’re not finished yet
Stratify the danger, bring the team in close
Tailor every moment where it matters most
Final Chorus
Hey—let it rise, let it run, let it show
From the genome to the pulse, we’re taking back control
If the warning is written, we don’t have to obey
We can breathe through the storm, we can clear the airway
Hey—when the numbers get loud, we won’t fold
We’ll build a better path where the future can hold
Stronger than the odds, we’re here to say:
We can plan for tomorrow, starting today
