Fluctuations shape plants through proprioception

B Moulia, S Douady, O Hamant - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Plants constantly experience fluctuating internal and external mechanical
cues, ranging from nanoscale deformation of wall components, cell growth variability …

A history of the study of phyllotaxis

I Adler, D Barabe, RV Jean - Annals of botany, 1997 - Elsevier
The study of the patterns formed by similar units in plants (eg leaves, scales, florets) is traced
from the first primitive observations in ancient times to the sophisticated studies of today …

A hierarchically patterned, bioinspired e-skin able to detect the direction of applied pressure for robotics

CM Boutry, M Negre, M Jorda, O Vardoulis… - Science Robotics, 2018 - science.org
Tactile sensing is required for the dexterous manipulation of objects in robotic applications.
In particular, the ability to measure and distinguish in real time normal and shear forces is …

[图书][B] The aesthetic brain: How we evolved to desire beauty and enjoy art

A Chatterjee - 2014 - books.google.com
The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty,
pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched …

[图书][B] Mathematical biology: II: spatial models and biomedical applications

JD Murray, JD Murray - 2003 - Springer
It has been over a decade since the release first edition of the now classic original edition of
Murray's Mathematical Biology. Since then mathematical biology and medicine has grown at …

[图书][B] The golden ratio: The story of phi, the world's most astonishing number

M Livio - 2008 - books.google.com
Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the
mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book …

[图书][B] Physical biology of the cell

R Phillips, J Kondev, J Theriot, H Garcia - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
Physical Biology of the Cell is a textbook for a first course in physical biology or biophysics
for undergraduate or graduate students. It maps the huge and complex landscape of cell …

[图书][B] Hamiltonian chaos and fractional dynamics

GM Zaslavsky - 2005 - books.google.com
The dynamics of realistic Hamiltonian systems has unusual microscopic features that are
direct consequences of its fractional space-time structure and its phase space topology. The …

Alignment between PIN1 polarity and microtubule orientation in the shoot apical meristem reveals a tight coupling between morphogenesis and auxin transport

MG Heisler, O Hamant, P Krupinski, M Uyttewaal… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Morphogenesis during multicellular development is regulated by intercellular signaling
molecules as well as by the mechanical properties of individual cells. In particular, normal …

Measurement of areas on a sphere using Fibonacci and latitude–longitude lattices

Á González - Mathematical geosciences, 2010 - Springer
The area of a spherical region can be easily measured by considering which sampling
points of a lattice are located inside or outside the region. This point-counting technique is …