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New shape discovered – Scutoid
August 1 , 2018
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- Scientists have identified a new shape called scutoid while studying epithelial cells.
- Epithelial tissue is one of four kinds of tissue that forms a human body which acts as a safety shield of the body that makes up cell walls lining our blood vessels and organs.
- The scutoid shape has five sides on one end and six on the other and a triangular surface on one of its longer edges.
- It is completely new to geometry and resembles beetle’s scutellum (shield-like structure) from a top-down view.
- As tissues and organs develop, epithelial cells squish together, twisting and turning into highly efficient and complex 3-D structures of scutoid shape.
- This complex shape help block microbes from entering our skin or organs. It also makes the packing stable and “energetically efficient.”
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