1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACS) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway in plants. The Arabidopsis genome encodes nine ACS polypeptides that form eight ...

The ability of some cortical circuits to fill in features missing from a familiar input pattern is known as pattern completion, a process essential to ensure perceptual stability in case of ...

Remember the graph paper you used at school, the kind that's covered with tiny squares? It's the perfect illustration of what mathematicians call a 'periodic tiling of space', with shapes covering an ...

Certain patterns of genetic activity appear to be common among five distinct psychiatric disorders – autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and alcoholism – according to a new study. The ...

A tool ' EscherSketch ' that can draw surprisingly complex and beautiful patterns with simple movements just by moving the cursor randomly is released. Not only the pen tool but also shapes such as ...

'moire ', a pattern that should not exist in the photos taken, scanned images, and illustrations uploaded to SNS. Martin Wihary, who works as a designer and writer, explains the causes of this moiré ...