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AI-Generated Genomes, Retinal Implants, and Palomar’s Mystery Lights Explained (EP. 15)

AI-Generated Genomes, Retinal Implants, and Palomar’s Mystery Lights Explained (EP. 15)

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AI, Eyes, and the Sky — From Synthetic Genomes to
Restored Vision and Cosmic Mysteries

Hosted by Lester Nare and Krishna Choudhary, this episode of From
First Principles explores three cutting-edge breakthroughs
connecting medicine, technology, and astronomy.

Summary

• AI for Oncology, Minus the Privacy Risk:
University of Toronto researchers develop OncoGAN—a generative
model that creates realistic synthetic cancer genomes to
accelerate precision oncology while protecting patient data.

• Restoring Sight: The PRIMA (PRIMAvera) trial
in NEJM demonstrates how a wireless sub-retinal photovoltaic
implant can restore central vision in people with advanced
macular degeneration.

• Revisiting Cosmic Transients: New analyses of
Palomar’s POSS-I plates re-examine the “multi-point transients”
with fresh alignment statistics and an innovative Earth’s-shadow
control test.

Show Notes

• University of Toronto — OncoGAN / Synthetic Cancer Genomes
(Cell Genomics)

• NEJM — PRIMA (PRIMAvera) Wireless Sub-Retinal Implant Trial for
Geographic Atrophy

• Palomar POSS-I Plates — Multi-Point Transient Analysis (IOP
PASP Paper)

• Palomar Alignment vs Earth’s Shadow Control (Nature Scientific
Reports 2025)