3 papers
q-bio.PE2026
Long-term evolution of regulatory DNA sequences. Part 2: Theory and future challenges
Elia Mascolo, Réka Borbély, Noa Ottilie Borst +3
Promoters and enhancers are cis-regulatory elements (CREs), DNA sequences that bind transcription factor (TF) proteins to up- or down-regulate target genes. Decades-long efforts yi…
q-bio.PE2026
Long-term evolution of regulatory DNA sequences. Part 1: Simulations on global, biophysically-realistic genotype-phenotype maps
Elia Mascolo, Réka Borbély, Santiago Herrera-Álvarez +3
Promoters and enhancers are cis-regulatory elements (CREs), DNA sequences that bind transcription factor (TF) proteins to up- or down-regulate target genes. Decades-long efforts yi…
cs.AI2025
Meta-Learning Theory-Informed Inductive Biases using Deep Kernel Gaussian Processes
Bahti Zakirov, Gašper Tkačik
Normative and task-driven theories offer powerful top-down explanations for biological systems, yet the goals of quantitatively arbitrating between competing theories, and utilizin…