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This is the first fractal molecule in nature — the unexpected geometric artwork of evolution
It is an enzyme in cyanobacteria, known as citrate synthase, which assembles into a Sierpiński triangle pattern. This finding ...
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First Fractal Molecule in Nature Assembles Into a Sierpinski Triangle And We Don't Know Why
The enzyme is a form of citrate synthase produced by the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus, and its evolution from non-fractal precursors suggests that such molecular patterns can emerge ...