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Rasmus Nielsen to receive Balzan Prize for research on molecular evolution

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (218+ words) The International Balzan Foundation recognized Rasmus Nielsen, a professor of statistics and integrative biology at UC Berkeley, with its 2026 Balzan Prize for Molecular Evolution. Nielsen shared the award with University College London’s Ziheng Yang for their pioneering and complementary contributions…...