Ethan Perlstein bio/acc
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ceo @PerlaraPBC (@ycombinator W16), ceo @epalrestat, ceo @endrarediseases $CURES, evo pharmacologist, mTOR worshipper $RAPTOR, cofounder of K&L
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PMM2-CDG pioneer Maggie has been on epalrestat for almost two years as part of an ongoing single-patient IND study. Her first dose was January 2020. See the results with your own eyes 👇
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NEWS: 🇺🇸 SEC Chair @SECPaulSAtkins unveils plans for a new ‘token taxonomy’ under Project Crypto, outlining clear categories for digital assets like commodities, collectibles, tools, and securities to modernize U.S. crypto regulation.
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I know at least one of these people
Well, some of the @epistemescience folks are starting to appear on LinkedIn. And it's quite an interesting bunch so far . . . .
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Five minutes before the deadline, @itsCathyDi applied to YC with @dedaluslabs. Months later, she's now running a company that's just raised $11M. The deadline to apply for the winter batch is tonight at 8pm PT - there's still time to get your app in: https://t.co/gNl84ElBrq
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Today, we're announcing @epistemescience, a new type of R&D company that recruits exceptional scientists to pursue high-impact ideas. Science isn’t bottlenecked by the availability of talent, but by places where they can do their best work. Scientific progress has driven human
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If AGI is coming soon to a theater near you, why exactly do we need a new Bell Labs?
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A 40-year-old is considered a “young investigator” in the decrepit gerontocracy called academia. The first principles maxis of tech in general discount grey hairs at their peril, but I applaud the bold vision here. Let the team cook but hold them accountable to that vision.
It is easy to lure the world's "top" scientists - they are chrysotactic. But they will bring with them all the decrepitude of modern academia - because they ARE the decrepitude. No amount of money can save them from themselves. The real - and much harder - challenge will be to
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N-of-1 is done; 1-to-N has just begun 🌅 The N-of-1 framework collapses the universe of patients to a single human and concentrates resources on saving one life. We say every life is priceless but do we really mean it? Is it fair that means determine outcomes?Practically
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N-of-1 is done; 1-to-N has just begun 🌅 The N-of-1 framework collapses the universe of patients to a single human and concentrates resources on saving one life. We say every life is priceless but do we really mean it? Is it fair that means determine outcomes?Practically
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The right way to remember Jim Watson is to remember him honestly. He was a central figure in one the 20th century's most impactful scientific discoveries, in the creation of modern molecular biology, in the beginning of the genomics era, and (less notably) to shaping the
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the things we do for science
Sneak preview of Bryan’s 5 gram mushroom trip. The video cuts off before the demons arrive. 😂 https://t.co/zjbSznZlir
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I applaud startup teams that take big swings. But with great capital comes great responsibility. Teams that flame out don’t get a pass for being bold. They also need to be accountable for decisions that led to failure. Otherwise we diminish those who talk AND walk a big game.
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