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  "abstract": "We investigate the biophysics of crystalline style rotation in molluscs. We show that its efficient functioning as a type of food processor and mixer suggests a mechanism determined by the nonlinear physics of the variation in the rotation rate of the style. The crystalline style of molluscs is perhaps the only example above the cellular level of continuous rotation of a body part in animals.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, IACT-CSIC , 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain.",
    "University of Granada , Granada, Spain.",
    "Freshwater Biological Association, The Ferry Landing , Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LP, UK.",
    "Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Universidad de Granada , 18071 Granada, Spain.",
    "Instituto Universitario Carlos I de Física Teórica y Computacional, Universidad de Granada , 18071 Granada, Spain."
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      "name": "C Ignacio Sainz-Díaz",
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  "doi": "10.1098/rsif.2025.1232",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13682894?pdf=render",
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  "published": "2026-10-01",
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  "title": "The crystalline style of molluscs: the nonlinear dynamics of a macroscale rotating structure in biology.",
  "title_text": "The crystalline style of molluscs: the nonlinear dynamics of a macroscale rotating structure in biology.",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/baz3s3m08w09n",
  "venue": "Journal of the Royal Society, Interface",
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