Detailed structure of key hearing protein points way to optimizing gene therapies for deafness

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...
Nature

Revealing the function of turtles’ large inner ears

The inner ear is responsible for our sense of balance and the ability to stabilize our gaze, even when we are moving around. However, a new study in Nature Communications discovered this is not the ...
Gizmodo

Humans Lost the Ability to Swivel Their Ears—But These Vestigial Muscles Still Twitch

Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research. reading time 3 minutes Tens of ...