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Fluid flow through Venus’s flower basket
Miller, L.A. (2021). Fluid flow through Venus’s flower basket. Nature (Lond.) 595(7868): 497-498. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01891-2
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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  • Miller, L.A.
Abstract
    Sophisticated numerical simulations reveal that the beautiful structure of a sponge known as Venus’s flower basket reduces hydrodynamic drag, and probably aids the capture of food particles, as well as sperm for sexual reproduction.
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