FRAGMENT FROM NATURE for the next two weekends is concerned with biocrystals. These structures have attracted much attention from biologists for a long time. These elaborate and durable creations are produced by a wide variety of creatures from molluscs to squid. In many cases, proteins are involved in their shape formation, and in this regard differ from ordinary crystal formation. And they play critical roles in material cycles on planet earth.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022