I could've kicked off 2024 with a listicle of the top 10 ways that LLMs will revolutionize drug discovery this year. Or maybe some speculation about how the new AlphaFold will unlock an age of digital drug discovery. But I'm not going to do that. And not just because I couldn't think of way number 10. Instead, I want to start the year with a short tirade in praise of the mundane side of tech bio.
This week the MV Dali container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge which then collapsed.
1:24 a.m. MV Dali "complete blackout" and began to drift.
1:26 a.m. Mayday
1:27:53 a.m. Northbound traffic stopped at the south side after 20 seconds. Southbound traffic was stopped at the north side with less than 30 seconds before collapse.
The ship dropped its anchors before hitting the bridge, as part of its emergency procedures.
Several lives were lost as the bridge collapsed.
The postmortem will perhaps identify what mundane activities were skipped or incorrectly performed or missing, and recommendations.
Having the correct mundane procedures in place is essential for lab success and safety.
Burdening the lab with paper and process is unproductive.
The "Mundane" and "Bridge Too Far".
This week the MV Dali container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge which then collapsed.
1:24 a.m. MV Dali "complete blackout" and began to drift.
1:26 a.m. Mayday
1:27:53 a.m. Northbound traffic stopped at the south side after 20 seconds. Southbound traffic was stopped at the north side with less than 30 seconds before collapse.
The ship dropped its anchors before hitting the bridge, as part of its emergency procedures.
Several lives were lost as the bridge collapsed.
The postmortem will perhaps identify what mundane activities were skipped or incorrectly performed or missing, and recommendations.
Having the correct mundane procedures in place is essential for lab success and safety.
Burdening the lab with paper and process is unproductive.