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1st fractal molecule in nature

April 16 , 2024 223 days 306 0
  • International team of researchers discovered the first fractal molecule in nature.
  • They discovered a microbial enzyme - citrate synthase from a cyanobacterium.
  • It spontaneously assembles into a pattern known as the Sierpinski triangle.
  • Their individual parts resemble the shape of the whole structure.
  • Such shapes, which repeat from the largest to the smallest, are called fractals.
  • Sierpiński triangle is an infinitely repeating series of triangles made up of smaller triangles.

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