The fractal structure of glycogen: A clever solution to optimize cell metabolism

From: Biophysical Journal | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT Fractal objects are complex structures built with a simple procedure involving very little information. This has an obvious interest for living beings, because they are splendid examples of optimization to achieve the most efficient structure for a number of goals by means of the most economic way. The lung alveolar structure, the capillary network, and the structure of several parts of higher plant organization, such as ears, spikes, umbels, etc., are supposed to be fractals, and, in fact, mathematical functions based on fractal geometry algorithms can be developed to simulate them. ...

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