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. 2025 May;388(6746):466-467.
doi: 10.1126/science.adx1733. Epub 2025 May 1.

The mechanics behind the beauty of roses

Qinghao Cui  1 , Lishuai Jin  1
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The mechanics behind the beauty of roses

Qinghao Cui et al. Science. 2025 May.

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As rose petals change shape during maturation, they do not follow classical geometrical incompatibility.

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  • Geometrically frustrated rose petals.
    Zhang Y, Cohen OY, Moshe M, Sharon E. Zhang Y, et al. Science. 2025 May;388(6746):520-524. doi: 10.1126/science.adt0672. Epub 2025 May 1. Science. 2025. PMID: 40310914

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