I occasionally have the same feelings. Like it seems like people have basically figured out everything in biology. Most papers are written with that kind of aut

I occasionally have the same feelings. Like it seems like people have basically figured out everything in biology. Most papers are written with that kind of authoritative tone, which is understandable given the pressure of the publishing process. So occasionally I have to remind myself that 600k people a year die from cancer, which is what I’m studying. It’s quite dark but it’s also the truth. We have absolutely no idea how biology works. There is so much left to understand. Also if you feel like you’re being scooped by already published papers, that is good. You’re having the same ideas that researchers had just a few years before. You’ll find the gaps eventually.