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Uncoiling the cucumber's enigma: Researchers discover a biological mechanism for coiling

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Captivated by a strange coiling behavior in the grasping tendrils of the cucumber plant, researchers at Harvard University have characterized a new type of spring that is soft when pulled gently and stiff when pulled strongly.

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