Five Hundred Names

This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 459. Song title: Five Hundred NamesOriginal Base by Base episode: 459: Cerebral palsy genetics: 515 candidate genes, evidence for 89 Article metadata:Article title: A phenotypic paradigm for cerebral palsy geneticsJournal: The American Journal of Human GeneticsDOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.08.007Reference: Arterbery, A.S., Gargano, M.A., et al., and Robinson, P.N. (2026). A phenotypic paradigm for cerebral palsy genetics. The American Journal of Human Genetics 113, 1972-1986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2026.08.007 Lyrics:Verse 1Five hundred names on the page.Each one found in someone's child.Each one written down as the reason. MantraFound is not the same as known.Found is not the same as known. Verse 2Count everyone who carries it.Count how many of them have the palsy.Hold that against how often it comes anyway,two or three in every thousand births. MantraWeigh it.Weigh it slow. Verse 3Eighty-nine names grew heavier when the numbers were laid down beside them, and the rest did not grow lighter, they only stayed unproven, still waiting on the scale for more children, more pages, more time. BridgeFour hundred sixty children.Sixty genes.Sixteen with the weight behind them. MantraFound is not the same as known.But known begins with found. OutroFive hundred names.Eighty-nine that hold.The rest are only waiting.Weigh it slow.Weigh it slow.