diff --git a/src/components/continuous/histogramBrush.js b/src/components/continuous/histogramBrush.js
index c33a2278..4ac59c34 100644
--- a/src/components/continuous/histogramBrush.js
+++ b/src/components/continuous/histogramBrush.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class HistogramBrush extends React.Component {
     this.width = 300;
     this.height = 100;
     this.marginBottom = 20;
+    this.histogramCache = {};
 
     this.state = {
       svg: null,
@@ -47,6 +48,44 @@ class HistogramBrush extends React.Component {
   }
   componentDidMount() {}
   componentDidUpdate() {}
+
+  calcHistogramCache(nextProps) {
+    // recalculate expensive stuff
+    const allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray = _.map(
+      nextProps.currentCellSelection,
+      nextProps.metadataField
+    );
+
+    this.histogramCache.x = d3
+      .scaleLinear()
+      .domain([nextProps.ranges.min, nextProps.ranges.max])
+      .range([0, this.width]);
+
+    this.histogramCache.y = d3
+      .scaleLinear()
+      .range([this.height - this.marginBottom, 0]);
+    // .range([height - margin.bottom, margin.top]);
+
+    this.histogramCache.bins = d3
+      .histogram()
+      .domain(this.histogramCache.x.domain())
+      .thresholds(40)(allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray);
+
+    this.histogramCache.numValues = allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray.length;
+  }
+
+  componentWillMount() {
+    this.calcHistogramCache(this.props);
+  }
+  componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
+    if (
+      this.props.metadataField !== nextProps.metadataField ||
+      !this.histogramCache.x
+    ) {
+      this.calcHistogramCache(nextProps);
+    }
+  }
+
   onBrush(selection, x) {
     return () => {
       if (d3.event.selection) {
@@ -65,24 +104,10 @@ class HistogramBrush extends React.Component {
     };
   }
   drawHistogram(svgRef) {
-    const allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray = _.map(
-      this.props.currentCellSelection,
-      this.props.metadataField
-    );
-
-    var x = d3
-      .scaleLinear()
-      .domain(d3.extent(allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray, d => +d))
-      .range([0, this.width]);
-    // .range([margin.left, width - margin.right]);
-
-    var y = d3.scaleLinear().range([this.height - this.marginBottom, 0]);
-    // .range([height - margin.bottom, margin.top]);
-
-    const bins = d3
-      .histogram()
-      .domain(x.domain())
-      .thresholds(40)(allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray);
+    const x = this.histogramCache.x;
+    const y = this.histogramCache.y;
+    const bins = this.histogramCache.bins;
+    const numValues = this.histogramCache.numValues;
 
     d3
       .select(svgRef)
@@ -96,13 +121,13 @@ class HistogramBrush extends React.Component {
         return x(d.x0) + 1;
       })
       .attr("y", function(d) {
-        return y(d.length / allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray.length);
+        return y(d.length / numValues);
       })
       .attr("width", function(d) {
         return Math.abs(x(d.x1) - x(d.x0) - 1);
       })
       .attr("height", function(d) {
-        return y(0) - y(d.length / allValuesForContinuousFieldAsArray.length);
+        return y(0) - y(d.length / numValues);
       });
 
     if (!this.state.brush && !this.state.axis) {
diff --git a/src/components/graph/graph.js b/src/components/graph/graph.js
index 37f8ce5e..122ca2b6 100644
--- a/src/components/graph/graph.js
+++ b/src/components/graph/graph.js
@@ -113,35 +113,43 @@ class Graph extends React.Component {
     if (this.state.regl && nextProps.vertices) {
       const vertices = nextProps.currentCellSelection;
       const vertexCount = vertices.length;
-      const positions = new Float32Array(2 * vertexCount);
       const colors = new Float32Array(3 * vertexCount);
       const sizes = new Float32Array(vertexCount);
 
-      // d3.scaleLinear().domain([0,1]).range([-1,1])
-      const glScaleX = scaleLinear([0, 1], [-1, 1]);
-      // d3.scaleLinear().domain([0,1]).range([1,-1])
-      const glScaleY = scaleLinear([0, 1], [1, -1]);
+      // Cache a scaled graph
+      if (!this.scaledGraphVec || this.props.graphVec !== nextProps.graphVec) {
+        const positions = new Float32Array(2 * vertexCount);
+
+        // d3.scaleLinear().domain([0,1]).range([-1,1])
+        const glScaleX = scaleLinear([0, 1], [-1, 1]);
+        // d3.scaleLinear().domain([0,1]).range([1,-1])
+        const glScaleY = scaleLinear([0, 1], [1, -1]);
+
+        const graphVec = nextProps.graphVec;
+        for (var i = 0; i < vertexCount; i++) {
+          const cell = vertices[i];
+          const cellIdx = cell.__cellIndex__;
+
+          const x = glScaleX(graphVec[2 * cellIdx]);
+          const y = glScaleY(graphVec[2 * cellIdx + 1]);
+          positions[2 * i] = x;
+          positions[2 * i + 1] = y;
+        }
+        this.scaledGraphVec = positions;
+      }
 
       /*
-        Construct Vectors
+        Construct Size & Color Vectors
       */
-      const graphVec = nextProps.graphVec;
       for (var i = 0; i < vertexCount; i++) {
         const cell = vertices[i];
-        const cellIdx = cell.__cellIndex__;
-        const x = glScaleX(graphVec[2 * cellIdx]);
-        const y = glScaleY(graphVec[2 * cellIdx + 1]);
-        positions[2 * i] = x;
-        positions[2 * i + 1] = y;
-
         colors.set(cell.__colorRGB__, 3 * i);
-
         sizes[i] = cell.__selected__
           ? 4
           : 0.2; /* make this a function of the number of total cells, including regraph */
       }
 
-      this.state.pointBuffer({ data: positions, dimension: 2 });
+      this.state.pointBuffer({ data: this.scaledGraphVec, dimension: 2 });
       this.state.colorBuffer({ data: colors, dimension: 3 });
       this.state.sizeBuffer({ data: sizes, dimension: 1 });
       this.count = vertexCount;
diff --git a/src/middleware/updateCellSelectionMiddleware.js b/src/middleware/updateCellSelectionMiddleware.js
index 1e29ea38..9e8dea24 100644
--- a/src/middleware/updateCellSelectionMiddleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/updateCellSelectionMiddleware.js
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ const updateCellSelectionMiddleware = store => {
         - metadata has cellname and index, and that's all we ever need to reference cell info
       */
       let newSelection = s.controls.currentCellSelection.slice(0);
-      _.forEach(newSelection, cell => (cell.__selected__ = true));
+      // _.forEach(newSelection, cell => (cell.__selected__ = true));
+      for (let i = 0; i < newSelection.length; i++) {
+        newSelection[i].__selected__ = true;
+      }
 
       /*
          in plain language...