Mechanism for Form (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Mechanism for Form

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This is a diagram of the mechanism for form. The blue whale and the earth worm owe their form to the same biological mechanism. EPFL researchers have discovered the secret.

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Infographic courtesy of Pascal Coderay, EPFL

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