Science, Serendipity, and Art

Posted Aug. 15, 2023, by Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.

$blue and green fractal pattern on a black background reminiscent of peacock feathers$

Fractals are complex geometric patterns repeated at progressively smaller scales. Youll find them throughout nature. That includes in the 3D structures and shapes of tissues throughout our bodies, from the bones in our skulls down to the blood vessels in our feet. But the fractal pattern above isnt from a precisely patterned human tissue. It comes from some unexpected biochemistry that formed the stunning pattern on its own.

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