Scars on the Signal

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This release contains only the music track from Base by Base Episode 440. Song title: Scars on the SignalOriginal Base by Base episode: 440: DENV-4: Suppressing DNA Repair and Causing Genome Damage Article metadata:Article title: DENV-4 infection suppresses transcription of DNA repair genesJournal: PNASDOI: 10.1073/pnas.2536909123Reference: Lamkina EN, Reich J, Victora JA, et al. DENV-4 infection suppresses transcription of DNA repair genes. PNAS. 2026;123(32):e2536909123. doi:10.1073/pnas.2536909123 Lyrics:Verse 1Late-night glow in a humming labA quiet hit and the system sagsWarnings flare in a broken chainBut the fix-it crew don’t show the same Pre-ChorusPages go dark in the repair-room lightShut-down lines in the middle of the fightA new crack shines where it shouldn’t stayAnd the damage writes what we can’t erase ChorusDENV-4, you cut the power to repairLeft a bright bruise hanging in the airSurvivors walking with a hidden markScars on the signal in the dark Verse 2ATR fades like a siren drownedWhile γH2AX paints the fallout loudAnd one wild pen starts to over-writeA mutagen hand in the afterlife BridgeNo telomeres falling, no ending stringBut the genes go quiet—hear the silence ringIf the cells move on, what will they become?A future risk from a battle won Final ChorusDENV-4, you cut the power to repairLeft a bright bruise hanging in the airWe’ll chase the why, we’ll chart the spark’Til we clear those scars out of the dark

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