Directed Evolution
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
An artificial acceleration of the natural selection process, which optimizes specific functions of proteins or other biomolecules through multiple rounds of mutation-selection cycles.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Use evolutionary principles to solve design problems. When you don't know the optimal solution but know how to evaluate 'better', you can use evolutionary methods to explore.
Anchor fast decisions
Natural selection relies on 'variation + selection pressure'. Directed evolution artificially introduces random mutations and applies an evaluation function, retaining better variants and eliminating worse ones, approaching the target function through multiple iterations. It is suitable for design problems where 'the structure is unknown, but how to evaluate better is known'.
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