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Created: 11/24/2008
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Topic: Gradient Structure for Function

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trmcgee
over 3 years ago

Many materials created in nature contain gradients. Gradients of pores, gradients of proteins, gradients of size. These gradients typically allow for functional differences from one side of a material to another. My examples so far include:

Gradient of Bamboo
Gradient of Blue Mussel mfp proteins

Any more examples to show?

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Michka
over 3 years ago

I have recently heard of use of gradient in Drosophila Melanogaster segmentation during a Development Biology course.

It is really interesting to discover how a whole functional organism can self-organize its morphology with only a few chemical and microscopic interaction forces.

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