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More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model—and adding new twists—to ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have refined Alan Turing’s 1950s theory on animal pattern formation, revealing a mechanism that explains the irregularity of leopard spots. The study, ...