Birdbaths

How Do Biological Patterns Emerge?

A zebra
?s stripes, a seashell?s spirals, a butterfly?s wings: these are all examples of patterns in nature. The formation of patterns is a puzzle for mathematicians and biologists alike. How does the delicate design of a butterfly?s wings come from a single fertilized egg? How does pattern emerge out of no pattern?

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August 21, 2008 - Posted by dogscats99 | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

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