Alper Uzun
@biocomicals.bsky.social
#Scientist and #Cartoonist.
Assoc. Prof. of Pathology and Pediatrics.
#Bioinformatics,#Genomics,#cancer,#ComputationalBiology, #MachineLearning
My comics portal; www.biocomicals.com
Assoc. Prof. of Pathology and Pediatrics.
#Bioinformatics,#Genomics,#cancer,#ComputationalBiology, #MachineLearning
My comics portal; www.biocomicals.com
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A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...
A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths
A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks.
www.wired.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the classic algorithm taught in textbooks. www.wired.com/story/new-me...
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Great to meet with our #LegorretaCancerCenter Director of Cancer Bioinformatics Shared Resource to discuss exciting progress with visualization tools for our catchment area. @ShiOnaCo @rwsobol @bcarneiro7 @DrSGraff @SeanLawler20 @HinaKhanMD @SenduraiMani @SheRiseRogersMD
July 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great to meet with our #LegorretaCancerCenter Director of Cancer Bioinformatics Shared Resource to discuss exciting progress with visualization tools for our catchment area. @ShiOnaCo @rwsobol @bcarneiro7 @DrSGraff @SeanLawler20 @HinaKhanMD @SenduraiMani @SheRiseRogersMD
June 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
An AI’s Journey: From Analog Confusion to Digital Comfort
Sometimes it’s not about intelligence…it’s about input.
Sometimes it’s not about intelligence…it’s about input.
June 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
An AI’s Journey: From Analog Confusion to Digital Comfort
Sometimes it’s not about intelligence…it’s about input.
Sometimes it’s not about intelligence…it’s about input.
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Indeed… remember when you had retract a paper with an incorrect finding? What about hundreds of incorrect findings?
"a fascinating case study on the limits of AI in biology and the harms of current publishing incentives" rachel.fast.ai/posts/2025-0...
Rachel Thomas, PhD - Deep learning gets the glory, deep fact checking gets ignored
an AI researcher going back to school for immunology
rachel.fast.ai
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Indeed… remember when you had retract a paper with an incorrect finding? What about hundreds of incorrect findings?
June 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🚀 Biocomicals has a new look!
We just launched our redesigned main page
www.biocomicals.com
🎨 New sections like Artificial Life, From Life and Tales, and Cell Lines are now more accessible.
#ScienceCartoons #ScienceCommunication
We just launched our redesigned main page
www.biocomicals.com
🎨 New sections like Artificial Life, From Life and Tales, and Cell Lines are now more accessible.
#ScienceCartoons #ScienceCommunication
Biocomicals
www.biocomicals.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚀 Biocomicals has a new look!
We just launched our redesigned main page
www.biocomicals.com
🎨 New sections like Artificial Life, From Life and Tales, and Cell Lines are now more accessible.
#ScienceCartoons #ScienceCommunication
We just launched our redesigned main page
www.biocomicals.com
🎨 New sections like Artificial Life, From Life and Tales, and Cell Lines are now more accessible.
#ScienceCartoons #ScienceCommunication
New comic from Biocomicals
May 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
New comic from Biocomicals
This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate one of the many gifts we carry from our moms, our mitochondria!
These tiny powerhouses of the cell are passed down maternally only and stay with us for life, fueling everything we do.
#MothersDay #Biocomicals #Mitochondria #ScienceHumor
These tiny powerhouses of the cell are passed down maternally only and stay with us for life, fueling everything we do.
#MothersDay #Biocomicals #Mitochondria #ScienceHumor
May 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate one of the many gifts we carry from our moms, our mitochondria!
These tiny powerhouses of the cell are passed down maternally only and stay with us for life, fueling everything we do.
#MothersDay #Biocomicals #Mitochondria #ScienceHumor
These tiny powerhouses of the cell are passed down maternally only and stay with us for life, fueling everything we do.
#MothersDay #Biocomicals #Mitochondria #ScienceHumor
Latest Biocomicals cartoon at www.biocomicals.com | ©2025
"How’s it going, guys?"
Academia in one panel.
When I asked my colleagues how they are doing, this is the unanimous reply: “Hangin’ there!”
#Academia #Science #Scientist
"How’s it going, guys?"
Academia in one panel.
When I asked my colleagues how they are doing, this is the unanimous reply: “Hangin’ there!”
#Academia #Science #Scientist
April 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Latest Biocomicals cartoon at www.biocomicals.com | ©2025
"How’s it going, guys?"
Academia in one panel.
When I asked my colleagues how they are doing, this is the unanimous reply: “Hangin’ there!”
#Academia #Science #Scientist
"How’s it going, guys?"
Academia in one panel.
When I asked my colleagues how they are doing, this is the unanimous reply: “Hangin’ there!”
#Academia #Science #Scientist
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Turn cold tumors hot by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment - @mdanderson.bsky.social go.nature.com/42Bo9lT
Turn cold tumors hot by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment - Nature Biotechnology
The identification of novel targets together with technological advances is transforming our ability to effectively modulate the tumor microenvironment.
go.nature.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Turn cold tumors hot by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment - @mdanderson.bsky.social go.nature.com/42Bo9lT
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Engineering innate immune cells for cancer immunotherapy go.nature.com/3E9NbjZ
Engineering innate immune cells for cancer immunotherapy - Nature Biotechnology
The unique attributes of innate immune cells position them as attractive candidates for cancer immunotherapy, with engineering strategies to enhance their antitumor potential, offering notable therape...
go.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Engineering innate immune cells for cancer immunotherapy go.nature.com/3E9NbjZ
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Half the reason I've been able to live off my comic since 2007 is because I've always made sure I own and host my own work. Social media can offer you money sometimes, but it's inherently volatile, and you're at the mercy of invisible algorithms. Use it as advertising first, anything else is a bonus
April 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Half the reason I've been able to live off my comic since 2007 is because I've always made sure I own and host my own work. Social media can offer you money sometimes, but it's inherently volatile, and you're at the mercy of invisible algorithms. Use it as advertising first, anything else is a bonus
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Even if you're not trying to go pro, having your own website with your own work on it means you have a stable place where you keep everything, plus a tangible copyright for when ghouls try to steal/scrape your work.
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Even if you're not trying to go pro, having your own website with your own work on it means you have a stable place where you keep everything, plus a tangible copyright for when ghouls try to steal/scrape your work.
New Biocomicals Cartoon!
“I don’t just raise the H-index… I am the H-index.”
In the world of academic publishing, the h-index often looms large, used (and misused) to gauge a researcher’s impact. This cartoon plays with that idea: the towering, overcited paper that overshadows everything else.
“I don’t just raise the H-index… I am the H-index.”
In the world of academic publishing, the h-index often looms large, used (and misused) to gauge a researcher’s impact. This cartoon plays with that idea: the towering, overcited paper that overshadows everything else.
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New Biocomicals Cartoon!
“I don’t just raise the H-index… I am the H-index.”
In the world of academic publishing, the h-index often looms large, used (and misused) to gauge a researcher’s impact. This cartoon plays with that idea: the towering, overcited paper that overshadows everything else.
“I don’t just raise the H-index… I am the H-index.”
In the world of academic publishing, the h-index often looms large, used (and misused) to gauge a researcher’s impact. This cartoon plays with that idea: the towering, overcited paper that overshadows everything else.
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Can internet use become addictive?
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. scim.ag/3R5Npv1 #BrainAwarenessWeek
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. scim.ag/3R5Npv1 #BrainAwarenessWeek
March 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Can internet use become addictive?
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. scim.ag/3R5Npv1 #BrainAwarenessWeek
A #SciencePerspective discusses the addictive potential of the #internet and how it can be best conceptualized and evaluated. scim.ag/3R5Npv1 #BrainAwarenessWeek
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As the NIH expects staff cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
buff.ly
March 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As the NIH expects staff cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
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"Multiple recent US measles outbreaks, coupled with low vaccination rates, signal a growing domestic hazard."
This Viewpoint discusses updating the existing MMR early third dose recommendation for infants aged 6 to 11 months.
ja.ma/4kSNpw4 #MedSky
This Viewpoint discusses updating the existing MMR early third dose recommendation for infants aged 6 to 11 months.
ja.ma/4kSNpw4 #MedSky
March 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Multiple recent US measles outbreaks, coupled with low vaccination rates, signal a growing domestic hazard."
This Viewpoint discusses updating the existing MMR early third dose recommendation for infants aged 6 to 11 months.
ja.ma/4kSNpw4 #MedSky
This Viewpoint discusses updating the existing MMR early third dose recommendation for infants aged 6 to 11 months.
ja.ma/4kSNpw4 #MedSky