The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.

Rodriguez-Palomo A, Vibe PAS, Athanasiadou D, Palle J, Nielsen LC, Avaro JT, Christensen TEK, Wittig NK, Jørgensen MRV, Kantor I, Burghammer M, Liu J, Checchia S, Appel C, Jørgensen KA, Garde E, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Liebi M, Birkedal H

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10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z
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2026 Aug 18
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z,
  title = {The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.},
  author = {Rodriguez-Palomo A and Vibe PAS and Athanasiadou D and Palle J and Nielsen LC and Avaro JT and Christensen TEK and Wittig NK and Jørgensen MRV and Kantor I and Burghammer M and Liu J and Checchia S and Appel C and Jørgensen KA and Garde E and Heide-Jørgensen MP and Liebi M and Birkedal H},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature communications},
  doi = {10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.
AU  - Rodriguez-Palomo A
AU  - Vibe PAS
AU  - Athanasiadou D
AU  - Palle J
AU  - Nielsen LC
AU  - Avaro JT
AU  - Christensen TEK
AU  - Wittig NK
AU  - Jørgensen MRV
AU  - Kantor I
AU  - Burghammer M
AU  - Liu J
AU  - Checchia S
AU  - Appel C
AU  - Jørgensen KA
AU  - Garde E
AU  - Heide-Jørgensen MP
AU  - Liebi M
AU  - Birkedal H
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature communications
DO  - 10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z
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A, R., PAS, V., D, A., J, P., LC, N., JT, A., TEK, C., NK, W., MRV, J., I, K., M, B., J, L., S, C., C, A., KA, J., E, G., MP, H., M, L., & H, B. (2026). The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z

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