Tag: leaf design

Transverse cross-section of a very thin sunflower leaf (Helianthus annuus) to a thick tea leaf (Camellia sasquana). Along with total leaf thickness and leaf area, the leaves differ dramatically in cell size and in the thickness of cell walls according to specific mathematical equations newly discovered by the UCLA research team. Credit: Lawren Sack, Grace John, Christine Scoffoni/UCLA Life Sciences

Hidden mathematical rules that govern leaf design uncovered

byTibi Puiu

October 31, 2013

After performing an exhaustive quantitative research across numerous plant species, scientists at UCLA's College of Letters and Science have found that ...

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Hidden mathematical rules that govern leaf design uncovered

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