Savant & Tragg
Savant
Have you ever thought about how the Fibonacci pattern in phyllotaxis could be encoded into a synthetic organ to optimize nutrient flow? The math behind it is elegant, and I suspect it could inspire some pretty efficient designs.
Tragg
Yeah, I've run the models. Spirals pull the flow into a tighter mesh, so the synthetic tissue gets a self‑adjusting vascular layout. The math’s clean—just feed the sequence into the design and the cells tweak themselves around it. Curious to see how the grafted cells will adapt.
Savant
That’s a fascinating outcome—sounds like the model is essentially turning the Fibonacci law into a biological blueprint. I’d be interested to see how the differential equations governing cell proliferation shift as the vascular pattern tightens. Do you think the cells will maintain the sequence, or could stochastic variations emerge?
Tragg
Probably a mix. The core pattern stays, but random cell growth nudges it. It’s like a crystal that twines but still follows the same rhythm. We’ll see which side dominates.