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Long-Sought Hearing Channel Protein Found
Abby Olena, PhD | Aug 22, 2018 | 3 min read
After a decades-long pursuit, researchers have confirmed the identity of the pore of the mechanotransduction channel in vertebrates’ inner ear hair cells.
Merino Sheep Provide Clue to Curly Hair
Catherine Offord | Mar 23, 2018 | 2 min read
The cells on one side of each wool fiber are longer than the cells on the other, researchers find.
New Route to Hearing Loss Mapped
Kerry Grens | Nov 5, 2015 | 3 min read
Deficiency in a protein called pejvakin makes inner ear cells more vulnerable to sound, unable to brace themselves against oxidative stress stimulated by noise.
Contributors
Amanda B. Keener | Sep 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2015 issue of The Scientist.
The Regenerators
Amanda B. Keener | Sep 1, 2015 | 2 min read
A molecular signature makes it possible to trace the details of hair cell replacement in the mammalian inner ear.
Inner Ear Undertakers
Kerry Grens | Sep 1, 2015 | 2 min read
Support cells in the inner ear respond differently to two drugs that kill hair cells.