3 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
The Trajectory Statistics of Biological Exploratory Dynamics
Sara D. Mahdavi, Gabriel L. Salmon, Minakshi Ashok +4
Biological processes, from molecules diffusing to their regulatory destinations to whales pursuing food or mates, are widely exploratory. Such behaviors are effective when some ver…
q-bio.MN2025
The Dynamics of Inducible Genetic Circuits
Zitao Yang, Rebecca J. Rousseau, Sara D. Mahdavi +2
Genes are connected in complex networks of interactions where often the product of one gene is a transcription factor that alters the expression of another. Many of these networks…
cond-mat.soft2024
One-way catalysis in a solvable lattice model
Sara Mahdavi, Yann Sakref, Olivier Rivoire
Catalysts speed up chemical reactions with no energy input and without being transformed in the process, therefore leaving equilibrium constants unchanged. Some catalysts, however,…