Biology meets geometry: Geometry of a common cellular structure explored

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 04:00 in Biology & Nature

Architecture imitates life, at least when it comes to those spiral ramps in multistory parking garages. Stacked and connecting parallel levels, the ramps are replications of helical structures found in a ubiquitous membrane structure in the cells of the body.

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