Scientists discover hidden math secret inside Chinese money plant leaves

People often spot familiar shapes in random places. Maybe you have looked at the clouds and imagined a sailboat, a seahorse, or even your great-aunt Rosemary staring back at you. Scientists call this tendency to find meaningful patterns in randomness "apophenia." But in some cases, those patterns are very real. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Saket Navlakha studies the hidden structures that appear throughout nature.

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