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The artistry of nature

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  1. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel

    Eshel Ben-Jacob

  2. Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, California, USA

    Herbert Levine

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