Insights from chemical systems into Turing-type morphogenesis

C Konow, M Dolnik, IR Epstein - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In 1952, Alan Turing proposed a theory showing how morphogenesis could occur from a
simple two morphogen reaction–diffusion system [Turing, AM (1952) Phil. Trans. R. Soc …

[HTML][HTML] Patterning, from conifers to consciousness: Turing's theory and order from fluctuations

TC Lacalli - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This is a brief account of Turing's ideas on biological pattern and the events that led to their
wider acceptance by biologists as a valid way to investigate developmental pattern, and of …

A multifunctional Wnt regulator underlies the evolution of rodent stripe patterns

MR Johnson, S Li, CF Guerrero-Juarez… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Animal pigment patterns are excellent models to elucidate mechanisms of biological
organization. Although theoretical simulations, such as Turing reaction–diffusion systems …

Development shapes the evolutionary diversification of rodent stripe patterns

M Staps, PW Miller, CE Tarnita… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Vertebrate groups have evolved strikingly diverse color patterns. However, it remains
unknown to what extent the diversification of such patterns has been shaped by the …

The shaping role of self-organization: linking vegetation patterning, plant traits and ecosystem functioning

LX Zhao, C Xu, ZM Ge… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Self-organized spatial patterns are increasingly recognized for their contribution to
ecosystem functioning, in terms of enhanced productivity, ecosystem stability, and species …

Key features of Turing systems are determined purely by network topology

X Diego, L Marcon, P Müller, J Sharpe - Physical Review X, 2018 - APS
Turing's theory of pattern formation is a universal model for self-organization, applicable to
many systems in physics, chemistry, and biology. Essential properties of a Turing system …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-print infill generation using the biological phase field of an optimized discrete material orientation vector field

N Ichihara, M Ueda - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A framework to produce an optimized infill structure for 3D-printed curvilinear fiber-
reinforced polymer composites is proposed. The material orientation was optimized first to …

[PDF][PDF] Periodic spatial patterning with a single morphogen

S Wang, J Garcia-Ojalvo, MB Elowitz - Cell Systems, 2022 - cell.com
During multicellular development, periodic spatial patterning systems generate repetitive
structures, such as digits, vertebrae, and teeth. Turing patterning provides a foundational …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanical buckling can pattern the light-diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum

CA Airoldi, CA Lugo, R Wightman, BJ Glover… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Many species have cuticular striations that play a range of roles, from pollinator attraction to
surface wettability. In Hibiscus trionum, the striations span multiple cells at the base of the …

[HTML][HTML] Generative design of large-scale fluid flow structures via steady-state diffusion-based dehomogenization

SN Hankins, Y Zhou, DJ Lohan, EM Dede - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A computationally efficient dehomogenization technique was developed based on a
bioinspired diffusion-based pattern generation algorithm to convert an orientation field into …