Fault Lines in the Code

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This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 110. Song title: Fault Lines in the CodeOriginal Base by Base episode: 110: Rare coding variants implicate STAG1 and ZNF136 in schizophrenia Article metadata:Article title: Whole-exome sequencing analysis identifies risk genes for schizophreniaJournal: Nature CommunicationsDOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62429-yReference: Chick SL et al., Whole-exome sequencing analysis identifies risk genes for schizophrenia. Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62429-y Lyrics:Verse 1Late-night screens, a quiet glowWe comb the letters down to boneTiny breaks where shadows growIn lines of life we call our own Pre-ChorusNot just one spark, not one nameIt’s patterns hiding in the framePull the thread, feel it pull backA stitched-up sky with subtle cracks ChorusHear the pulse in the silent roomChromatin knots and a GABA tuneRare little switches, heavy like stoneFault lines in the code we’re shownBut we’re learning where the dark beginsSo we can build the light back in Verse 2A clipped-off protein, a missing endA bent-up message, mis-sent, misreadSome signals cross where they shouldn’t landSome brakes don’t bite inside the head BridgeAnd common waves meet rare extremesOn overlapping seams of genesNot destiny, not blame, not curseJust maps that help us do the workFollow-up fire, models to growFrom what the exomes dared to show Final ChorusHear the pulse in the silent roomCohesin holding, then coming looseTransport misfiring, out of toneFault lines in the code we’re shownNow the names rise up like neon signsPointing to pathways we can redesignFrom stitched-up nights to a clearer viewWe find the thread—and we pull it through

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