Show Notes
This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 105.
Song title: Neutral at One
Original Base by Base episode: 105: When Tumors Go Neutral: Genome-Level Selection and Resistance
Article metadata:
Article title: Genome-level selection in tumors as a universal marker of resistance to therapy
Journal: Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61709-x
Reference: Persi E., Sudalagunta P.R., Wolf Y.I., Canevarolo R.R., Damaghi M., Shain K.H., Silva A.S., Koonin E.V., Genome-level selection in tumors as a universal marker of resistance to therapy. Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61709-x
Lyrics:
Verse 1
Long nights under bright-screen glow,
Reading the scars where the numbers go,
Early trunks burn like a signal flare,
Then quiet branches learn to spare.
Pre-Chorus
You can’t hear it in a single claim,
But time leaves fingerprints in frame,
A measured drift, a sharpened sign,
When fitness starts to realign.
Chorus
When it settles at one, it’s not “all done,”
It’s the calm that comes after the run,
Neutral at one, under pressure and sun,
That’s the edge where resistance is won.
Verse 2
Before the drugs, the pattern holds,
Steady as the story unfolds,
But after the hit, the rules can bend,
Toward a balance that won’t break again.
Bridge
Clones in the trunk chased a rising tide,
Branches trimmed what they couldn’t hide,
And if the needle slides to neutral ground,
That’s where a harder truth is found.
Final Chorus
When it settles at one, it’s not “all done,”
It’s the calm that comes after the run,
Neutral at one, a warning begun,
Switch the light—don’t stare at the sun,
Neutral at one, neutral at one.
