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Nature favors simplicity and symmetry in biological forms

Looking at nature we see symmetric arrangements in flower petals, simple spirals in snail shells, repeating branching patterns in fern leaves and lung structures, and regular arrangements of proteins in many biomolecules. But why are these symmetric and regular structures so common in biology? There... click to read more

Kamaludin Dingle | Professor at Gulf University for Science and Technology and The California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

biology

evolution

information theory

symmetry

Reading time 4 min

published on May 26, 2023

Red in Tooth and Claw: another weapon against antibiotic resistance

Bacteria are an integral part of human life. These organisms are on your skin, in your mouth, your ears, and your gut. After birth, a diverse population is acquired by the age of three and remarkably the population is quite similar and just as diverse... click to read more

Nicholas A. Isley | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Scripps Research Institute, BCC-483, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd. La Jolla, CA 92037

biology

cells

bacteria

health

antimicrobial resistance

antibiotics

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Oct 3, 2017