Ecclesiastes 11:5
"The findings, published in Nature Physics, demonstrate that the geometry of the fertilized egg itself, i
"The findings, published in Nature Physics, demonstrate that the geometry of the fertilized egg itself, i
ncluding its curvature and volume, acts as an “instruction manual” guiding asymmetric cell divisions, mitotic waves, and zygotic genome activation.
This study by Mishra et al. (2026) builds on earlier research on
Drosophila which identified “geometry as a key organizer of mechanical force generation during morphogenesis.” However, this new study found even more detailed evidence that geometry also plays a role in the development of larger-scale processes in development, for example, coordinated cell divisions and embryo patterning.
This discovery offers a compelling glimpse into yet another example of the fine-tuned processes woven into nature and raises even more profound questions for evolutionary explanations of life’s origin, highlighting the remarkable precision and order that underlie living systems.
Geometry has long been recognized as playing a pivotal role in both biological development and cosmic organization. In particular, the repeating, scale-invariant patterns of fractals have received considerable attention in the literature as an underlying template for the structure of many organisms, including pineapples, sunflowers, fern leaves, and broccoli. These structures have been found to improve efficiency in resource distribution and to govern growth rules in these complex biological forms."
This discovery offers a compelling glimpse into yet another example of the fine-tuned processes woven into nature and raises even more profound questions for evolutionary explanations of life’s origin, highlighting the remarkable precision and order that underlie living systems.
Geometry has long been recognized as playing a pivotal role in both biological development and cosmic organization. In particular, the repeating, scale-invariant patterns of fractals have received considerable attention in the literature as an underlying template for the structure of many organisms, including pineapples, sunflowers, fern leaves, and broccoli. These structures have been found to improve efficiency in resource distribution and to govern growth rules in these complex biological forms."
CEH