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Spiral patterns in living cells could be used to create biological computers

02 Apr 2020
Egg ripples
Rippling egg: vortex-like waves spread out on the cell membrane of a starfish egg. (Courtesy: Nikta Fakhri and colleagues/MIT)
Ripples that appear on the surfaces of newly fertilized eggs closely resemble those found in other p

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