Robel Hailu

All essays

Essays

Long-form writing on science, technology, and the occasional brewing rabbit hole.

  • tech

    Can AI Change Cancer Care?

    How AI is changing cancer diagnosis and care, from screening and pathology to precision oncology and drug discovery — and the open questions still in the way.

  • science

    The genome you trust isn't quite finished

    Why GRCh38 still has gaps, what T2T-CHM13 fixed, and the practical caveat behind every coordinate you load into a notebook.

  • brewing

    Why I rest my beans

    The cheapest intervention in home espresso is a date written on the bag with a Sharpie. A field guide to coffee's most ignored variable.