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Writing on AI, pangenomics, and the future of bioscience.

August 13, 2025

How Words are Like Genetic Parts

Genes have stable molecular functions deployed in context-dependent ways. Just as children learn word meanings through contextual usage rather than dictionary definitions, evolution evaluates the appropriateness of genes within genomic contexts rather than through predetermined functional specifications.

May 19, 2025

Transformers: The AI Architecture Revolutionising Biology's Deepest Secrets

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, one architectural breakthrough stands above all others in terms of its impact on scientific discovery: the Transformer.

May 19, 2025

The Language of Life: How Genomes and Human Languages Share Deep Structural Patterns

When thinking about scientific metaphors, few have proven as enduring or illuminating as the comparison between genomes and language. The parallels between how genomes function and how languages communicate reveal profound insights about both systems.

May 19, 2025

The Convergence: How AI and Pangenomics Will Transform Humanity's Future

At this precise moment in human history, two revolutionary forces are converging: artificial intelligence and pangenomic science. This intersection represents perhaps our most powerful tool for addressing humanity's most urgent challenges.

May 19, 2025

4.5 Billion Years of Nature's Code: What the Pangenome Teaches Us About Life's Rules

Evolution has been conducting experiments for 4.5 billion years. Within this overwhelming diversity lies an elegant system of patterns, rules, and constraints — a hidden language of life that we are only now beginning to decipher.