Cosmic folding

Representation of the Calabi-Yau manifold, as the view of the compacted dimensions associated to M Theory (the unification of the String Theory) different in the four dimensions (no compacted) in spacetime.

Geologic folding

The tectonic forces have folded this syncline structure in Torla.

Botanic folding

Animal folding

The creases in a gecko's foot are, looking through a microscope, a bunch of millions of endings similar to hair, that ramify in hundreds of spatulas, what gives his extraordinary adherence.

Human folding

The cerebral cortex, with more than 10.000 millions of neurons and 50 trillions of synapses, tries to accommodate itself to the available space.

Molecular folding

The proteins get their three-dimensional structure thanks to the folding. If a protein is not well folded it won't work and it won't develop its biological functions. Senile plaques, features of Alzheimer's disease, are concentrated protein fragments bad folded.

The crease of the hand that make folds

Unique lines in the hands. It can be a normal situation or be associated to problems in the correct human development, as it occurs with Down Syndrome and others.