Monthly Archives: April 2014

Talk is cheap, idea is valuable. There are so many talks at Berkeley and Simons in particular and most of them are forgotten within a few weeks. The best talks convey one fresh and engaging idea. It is such ideas … Continue reading →

Many protein structural domains correspond to distinct exons. Neighboring exons often similar, as a result of internal gene duplications. If two copies of a gene (or domain) are in close proximity to each other on the genome, then the probability … Continue reading →

I have watched two stunning movies recently: Monster (2003) and Blue is the Warmest Color (2013). They are driven by two of the most spectacular performances by female actresses: Charlize Theron as Aileen and Adele Exarchopoulos as Adele. Both films … Continue reading →

There’s strong empirical evidence that gene duplication is a major driver of innovations in evolution. However it has received only scant modeling and theoretical analysis, especially compared to the amount of work in population genetics. Moreover most of the efforts … Continue reading →