The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.
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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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75689-z ER -
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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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