Constrained Diffusion as a Paradigm for Evolution
Daniel Lazarev, Anna Sappington, Grant Chau, Ruochi Zhang, Bonnie Berger
This paper introduces DiffEvol, a constrained diffusion framework to model evolution, and applies it to SARS-CoV-2 data to reconstruct fitness trends and vaccine-induced phase transitions.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics