The researchers suggest the pattern has evolved in the tubercules to provide the sea urchin with the best possible combination of strength versus weight. They also suggest that the way the pattern ...

A computer-generated Voronoi pattern had an 82 percent match with the pattern found in sea urchin skeletons. This arrangement, the team suspects, yields a strong yet lightweight skeletal structure.

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