In the scientists» simulations, which were performed on the International Space Station and in a zero - gravity environment at a German research facility, the plasma crystals sometimes developed into corkscrew shapes or even the double - helix shape of DNA. (science.howstuffworks.com)
Their modeling shows that in the healthy heart, blood flows through the left atrium in a tight corkscrew shape, which allows blood to quickly exit that structure. (sciencemag.org)
C. jejuni and C. coli are microaerophilic bacteria that have a characteristic corkscrew shape. (discovermagazine.com)