Ilmuwan temukan pola Voronoi pada daun tanaman chinese money plant

Para peneliti telah mengidentifikasi pola geometris alami yang dikenal sebagai diagram Voronoi pada daun tanaman chinese money plant. Penemuan ini mengungkapkan bagaimana tanaman tersebut mengatur pori-pori dan pembuluh daunnya menggunakan prinsip-prinsip yang umum dalam perencanaan kota dan desain jaringan.

Sebuah tim di Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory memetakan pori-pori kecil dan pembuluh daun yang melengkung pada daun Pilea peperomioides. Mereka menemukan bahwa struktur tersebut secara alami membagi ruang di sekitar titik pusat dengan cara yang sama seperti diagram Voronoi dalam matematika dan ilmu komputer. Associate Professor Saket Navlakha memimpin penelitian ini bersama mantan mahasiswa pascasarjana Cici Zheng dan kolaborator Przemysław Prusinkiewicz.

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