Notes on Science, Technology, and Markets
An archive of 14 years of writing on life science technology by Dale Yuzuki. Current work appears at firstlight.science.
From 2012 through 2024 I wrote here at The Next Generation Technologist, covering next-generation sequencing, genomics, proteomics, diagnostics, and the companies bringing new technologies to the life sciences marketplace. This archive includes sustained coverage of major scientific conferences (AGBT, AACR, AMP, ASHG) and also real-time reporting during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
In May 2026 I launched First Light, a new publication covering life science technology, AI biology, and the markets forming around them. New writing appears there twice a month.
This site remains as the archive.
Selected Essays
- DNAfeed – AI-assisted Genetic Counseling on-demand – Early reflections on AI as a practical layer in genetic counseling and clinical delivery.
- Combining genomics with proteomics opens a new era of discovery – Why the next wave of biological insight depends on integrating data modalities rather than treating them separately.
- Cancer immunotherapy and a clinical trial dilemma – A look at the bottlenecks, incentives, and biomarker challenges shaping modern immunotherapy development.
- Observations about Helicos, a single molecule sequencer from 2008 – A retrospective on a pioneering platform and what its rise and fall still teaches about technology markets.
- Proteomics in Proximity: Co-Hosting a New Podcast – Conversations at the frontier of proteomics, biomarker discovery, and scientific translation.
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14 years of posts organized by topic and conference.
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