Matching Patterns (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Matching Patterns

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The distribution of Namibian fairy circles with four, five, six, seven, eight and nine neighbors is essentially the same as skin cells -- statistically indistinguishable. The patterns are so close, the researchers rechecked the data several times to ensure it was correct.

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