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3 claims from 2 papers

  1. Computer Science › Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications

    Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems

    Holland · The MIT Press eBooks · 1992

    Holland's book sets out a mathematical model of adaptation that allows for nonlinear interactions, the theoretical basis of genetic algorithms, and applies it to natural and artificial systems.

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    1. UncheckedHolland presents a mathematical model of adaptation, applies it to several fields, and says it changes traditional views in mathematical genetics.“He demonstrates the model's universality by applying it to economics, physiological psychology, game theory, and artificial intelligence and then outlines the way in which this approach modifies the traditional views of mathematical genetics.”
    2. UncheckedHolland's model explains coadaptation and coevolution through building blocks, called schemata, that are recombined and passed on to give innovations and improvements.“Along the way he accounts for major effects of coadaptation and coevolution: the emergence of building blocks, or schemata, that are recombined and passed on to succeeding generations to provide, innovations and improvements.”
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics

    Protein language-model embeddings for fast, accurate, and alignment-free protein structure prediction

    Weißenow, Heinzinger and Rost · Structure · 2022

    The authors predict inter-residue distances from single protein sequences using ProtT5 language-model embeddings and a small convolutional network, aiming for speed without alignments.

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    1. UncheckedEMBER2, which needs no multiple sequence alignments, performed similarly to other methods that fully rely on co-evolution, though not matching AlphaFold2.“Our new method, EMBER2, which never requires any MSAs, performed similarly to other methods that fully rely on co-evolution.”

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