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A new study details an efficient and scalable method to generate human inner ear hair-like cells in the lab, potentially offering a new tool for hearing loss research.
While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other ...
In Zambia, a peculiar trend has swept through a group of chimpanzees: blades of grass, stylishly dangling from ears and their ...
It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start ... discovery sheds light on how structures can adapt over millions of ...
Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...
Have you ever wondered why human ears are built the way they are, and how they came to be? Science has yet to fully uncover ...
The human ear functions as an intricate three-part system comprising the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. These components collaborate to transform ambient sound waves into electrical signals ...
Human ear muscles that ­scientists long believed were vestigial – or without function – are actually activated when we are trying to listen hard, a new study has found.
A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear has its evolutionary roots in the gills of ancient fish. This surprising discovery sheds light on how structures can adapt over millions of ...