title: Fundamental Limits of Search.
abstract: Ideas from information theory and topology, along with recognition of a recurring structure found in many biological datasets, accelerate search across diverse biological domains.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: ksreeram@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Sreeram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kannan
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: dntse@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tse