Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 107.
Song title: Under the Enamel, Over the Line
Original Base by Base episode: 107: Host genetics of endodontic infections: FinnGen GWAS
Article metadata:
Article title: Genome-wide association study of pulpal and apical diseases
Journal: Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61721-1
Reference: Salminen A, Hyvärinen K, Ritari J, et al. Genome-wide association study of pulpal and apical diseases. Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61721-1
Lyrics:
Verse 1
Late-night ache like a flare in the dark
Deep in the tooth where the trouble starts
Bright screens trace what we couldn’t see
A hidden map in our history
Pre-Chorus
Not just sugar, not just time
There’s a signal in the spine
Of every cell that stands its ground
When the alarms go round
Chorus
It’s written in the alleles, in the way we fight
HLA shadows in a cold white light
When the pulp gets cornered, when the roots ignite
Some of us burn, some of us hold on tight
Yeah, under the enamel, over the line
Verse 2
Fifteen sparks on a genome-wide street
Twelve chromosomes keepin’ the rhythm and heat
Regulators whisper, then the gates swing wide
Antigen stories we carry inside
Bridge
Fine-mapped truth in a crowded chart
Autophagy beats like a second heart
Not fate, not blame—just clues in view
To change what we do with what we knew
Final Chorus
It’s written in the alleles, in the way we fight
Class II signals cut through the night
When the pulp gets cornered, when the roots ignite
We can read the risk, get the timing right
Yeah, under the enamel, over the line
