Mammalian outer ear traced back to ancient fish gills
The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in ...
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An earful of gill: Evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear
A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...
Mammalian Outer Ear Has Its Origins in Fish Gills
The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in ...
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An earful of gill: USC Stem Cell study points to the evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear
A recent study from the USC Stem Cell lab has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, ...
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Stem Cell Study Points to the Evolutionary Origins of the Outer Ear
This suggests that the very first elastic cartilage, similar to what is in our outer ears, may have first arisen in ancient marine invertebrates. “This work provides a new chapter to the evolution of ...
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An earful of gill: USC Stem Cell study points to the evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear
“This work provides a new chapter to the evolution of the mammalian ear,” said Crump. “While the middle ear arose from fish jawbones, the outer ear arose from cartilaginous gills. By ...
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Your Outer Ear Used To Be A Bit Of Respiratory Equipment
Pull your ear forward and it’ll ping back, thanks to the elastic cartilage it’s made up of. Elastic cartilage is actually quite rare as tissue types go, and a pivotal clue during the team’s ...
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Your Outer Ear Used To Be A Bit Of Respiratory Equipment
She obtained her Master's in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. Mammalian ears are pretty damn strange. For humans, they’re a bit unsightly, they’re made of cartilage yet ...