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Comment
. 2010 Jan 6;29(1):2-3.
doi: 10.1038/emboj.2009.375.

Fractal geometry in the nucleus

James G McNally  1 , Davide Mazza
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Fractal geometry in the nucleus

James G McNally et al. EMBO J. .
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Figure 1
(A) The hexa-flake is a fractal that is built recursively from smaller and smaller hexagonal patterns. Four levels of self-similarity are present in this illustration. (B) The Hilbert curve is a fractal that is built recursively from a bilobed pattern. The self-similarity is only evident in the construction of this fractal (see the second website below). In the limit, the hexa-flake has a fractal dimension of d=1.77, indicating that it partially fills the plane, while the Hilbert curve has d=2, indicating that it completely fills the plane. These curves were constructed from the Wolfram demonstration project. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/NFlakes/; http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/HilbertAndMooreFractalCurves/).
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