Jim.McNamee@p7.f12.n376.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Jim McNamee) (01/08/90)
DE> In article <298@spectra.COM>, bseeg@spectra.COM (Bob Seegmiller)
DE> writes:
DE> > ... I'm not familiar with any structures or systems (both
DE> > physical -- a.k.a. tissues/organs) in living organisms that can be
DE> > fractally described.
And Dan Platt replies:
DE>
DE> Retinal Vessels are close to being DLA which are fractal... most blood
DE> vessels have fractal character to them.
DE>
DE> Look up Physica D 38, 98 (1989)
You might also check the Feb. '90 issue of Annals of Biomedical
Engineering. It contains a collection of articles on the use of fractals in
physiology and biomedical engineering.
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