Authors: Samantha Richardson, Sam Simmons
Mentors: Mark Hughes
Insitution: Brigham Young University
During cellular mitosis long DNA molecules are first split and then separated with one copy being transferred to each of the daughter cells. A class of enzymes known as topoisomerases assist in the separation of the two strands of DNA, though the precise mechanism by which they work is unknown. In this talk we will discuss attempts to model topoisomerase action using techniques from reinforcement learning.