An example of a beneficial instability in biological structures. (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

An example of a beneficial instability in biological structures.

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In this computer simulation of a self-replicating structure, the pink square represents the signal to degrade the connection between the “parent” structure (left) and its “offspring” (right). This degradation is an example of a beneficial instability in biological structures.

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Courtesy of John Tower

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