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NLP / Transformers

November 7, 2024

18 min reading

Intuition Behind Self-Attention in Transformers

Self-Attention is a mechanism used to adjust embeddings based on the specific context of a phrase, allowing the meaning of a word to adapt according to where it is used.
Bioinformatics / Genome Browsers

September 24, 2024

20 min reading

The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) Genome Browser

The IGV is a powerful visualization tool for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data developed by the Broad Institute (the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, a leading biomedical and genomic research center based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA).
AI for Drug Development

September 12, 2024

14 min reading

Modern Drug Development Process in Brief

Historically, the search for new medications to treat diseases was driven either by chance or by the dedication of individuals or small labs who passionately believed in their mission and spent significant parts of their lives working toward discovering a new drug. Novel drug discoveries were rare, and these drugs often faced issues like unexpected side effects or questionable effectiveness.
Bioinformatics / Consumer Genetics

August 27, 2024

9 min reading

Understanding Genetic Variations: SNPs, Indels, Structural Variations, and CNVs

Genetic variations are differences in DNA sequences among individuals, influencing everything from physical traits to disease susceptibility.
Bioinformatics / Consumer Genetics

July 18, 2024

15 min reading

Reference genomes: NCBI, UCSC and EMBL notations

The goal of genetic sequencing is to determine how an individual's genome differs from a standard genome, identifying all genetic variations. However, there is no true standard genome, so the choice is somewhat arbitrary.
Bioinformatics / Consumer Genetics

July 11, 2024

10 min reading

Consumer Genetics Overview

Consumer genetics has gained popularity over the past decade due to significant progress in NGS sequencing. Modern sequencer machines like those from Illumina provide relatively inexpensive short-read DNA sequencing, currently priced around $300.
NLP

September 8, 2023

13 min reading

NLP Foundations: text as a vector, cosine and dot-product similarities

Each year, humanity generates an immense volume of knowledge, much of which is typically locked within various forms of text: scientific articles, Wikipedia entries, reports, books, and even handwritten health records.
Design Process / UX UI Design

December 27, 2021

12 min reading

What is a Full Cycle Design Process?

Why is the full cycle design process important? A full cycle design process helps to create a properly positioned, competitive and useful product. Our design process consists of 4 main stages: Research, UX Design, Prototyping & Testing and UI Design. Digital product design has evolved from simply drawing attractive images to a complex process that involves extensive research. This helps to result in a product that is not just looking good, but solves problems of users and customers problems.
Startup / MVP / IT Outsourcing

November 2, 2021

10 min reading

Startup: Does it make sense to outsource your MVP to an external team?

Should I outsource my Minimum Viable Product development? If this question arises in your mind, you might be in doubt that outsourcing to a development team is the right choice. And you’ll be right because building an MVP isn't as simple as hiring a development agency to build it. Let’s take a better look at which parts of your MVP you can outsource and which ones you never should.
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