Biophysics

Theories and methods of physics that provide an understanding of how biological systems and phenomena work.

Entropy and energy influence polygonal nets folding into Platonic solids

What makes an object successful at folding? Protein scientists study how an object transforms between…

Model for studying nature’s patterns.

Wings are like fingerprints for many insect species, with no two patterns being the same.…

Geometry of the stem cell’s micro-environment can influence organ aging and susceptibility to cancer.

Stem cells are the raw materials of the body, the cells that give rise to…

The Scutoid: additional solution for three-dimensional packing

Tissues flex into intricate three-dimensional forms that lead to organs as an embryo grows. This…

Geometry, physics, and the chameleon’s change of colour

For many years, scientists thought that the chameleon’s ability to change colors was due to…

Golden Ratio Observed In Human Skulls

For centuries, Φ has been found in human anatomy for millennia, and in recent decades,…

The golden perfection of the aortic valve

By observing the perfect geometry of a tricuspid aortic valve, a team of cardiac surgeons…

Mathematical laws underlying brain development have been identified.

Stanford researchers identified a pattern that regulates the development of brain cells or neurons using…

The Beginnings of Life: Mesmerizing Waves Swirl Over Microscopic Bodies

When an egg is fertilized, billions of proteins ripple out across its surface, producing a…

Fullerene-like structures found in 80-million-year-old fossils

Scientists from The University of Western Australia and The University of Cambridge discovered hollow ball-like…