D'Arcy Thompson's legacy in contemporary studies of patterns and morphology

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2013

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Hyde, Stephen

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Maney Publishing

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D'Arcy Thompson's views on the forms of biomaterials are assessed in the light of current thinking on biomorphology in selected areas of biology. It is clear that his guiding concepts - that biological materials are structured in response to physical forc

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Keywords: Biological form; Biological science; Common features; Liquid crystalline materials; Mathematical science; Patterns; Physical force; Thompson; Biological materials; Liquid crystals; Molecular biology; Quantum theory; Morphology Biological form; D'Arcy Thompson; Liquid crystals; Molecular biology; Morphology; Patterns

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Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

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Journal article

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2037-12-31