Scaling

Writ Large – and Small

Writ Large – and Small

06.02.2014

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics

How does the brain encode movements that occur on many scales?

The patterns on these butterfly wings are perfectly scaled, even though they are different sizes

04.10.2011

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How does a growing, developing organism keep everything in proportion?

Scale Models

22.08.2011

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How do organisms keep everything in proportion as they grow and develop?

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