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Making Sense of Hearing
Volume 29 Issue 9 | September 2015
Featured Articles
The form and function of the ears of modern land vertebrates cannot be understood without knowing how they evolved.
For decades, the only remedies for hearing loss were devices such as hearing aids or cochlear implants. Now, the first pharmaceutical treatments may be on the way.
From tossing out cross-contaminated cell lines to flagging genomic misnomers, a push is on to tidy up biomedical research.
Departments
Contributors
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2015 issue of The Scientist.
Editorial
Auditory research advances worth shouting about
Speaking of Science
September 2015's selection of notable quotes
Notebook
Until recently, auditory brainstem implants have been restricted to patients with tumors on their auditory nerves.
The quest to document an ancient sea creature reveals a cyclical chorus of fish songs.
Researchers explore the benefits of hearing loss and impairment.
Meet Tilak Ratnanather, the deaf biomedical engineer who mentors hard-of-hearing students headed for STEM careers.
Critic at Large
Hurdles for Hearing Restoration
Given the diverse cell types and complex structure of the human inner ear, will researchers ever be able to re-create it?
Reviving a decades-old hypothesis of autoimmunity
Modus Operandi
Scientists map the position of cells within the organ of Corti.
The Literature
Common in vitro experiments have distorted the true mechanics of mammalian hair cell stereocilia.
Support cells in the inner ear respond differently to two drugs that kill hair cells.
A molecular signature makes it possible to trace the details of hair cell replacement in the mammalian inner ear.
Profile
A teaching obligation in graduate school introduced James Hudspeth to a career focused on how vertebrates sense sounds.
Scientist to Watch
Khaleel Razak: Hearing Engineer
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology University of California, Riverside. Age: 44
Lab Tools
A guide to culturing cells with viruses in mind
A guide to crafting tissues in a dish that reprise in vivo organs
Bio Business
Science-based tinnitus therapeutics are finally coming into their own.
Reading Frames
A new approach shows how both honesty and deception are stable features of noisy communication.
Capsule Reviews
Brain Storms, Orphan, Maize for the Gods, and Paranoid.
Foundations
Fetal specimens collected by commercial whalers offer insights into how whales may have evolved their specialized hearing organs.
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