The physical basis of mollusk shell chiral coiling

Snails are model organisms for studying the genetic, molecular, and developmental bases of left–right asymmetry in Bilateria. However, the development of their typical helicospiral shell, present for the last 540 million years in environments as different as the abyss or our gardens, remains poorly...

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Main Authors: Chirat, R, Goriely, A, Moulton, DE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2021