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Why Do Mammals Have Outer Ears? Scientists Are Getting Closer to Solving the Mystery
Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals ...
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Is Ear Pain a Symptom of COVID-19?
In addition to a cough and sore throat, otalgia (ear pain ... Apply a cold compress to your outer ear for 20 minutes Chew gum to reduce pressure if you develop an ear infection Elevate your ...
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Mammalian outer ear traced back to ancient fish gills
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The mammalian outer ear has been traced back to ancient fish gills, revealing its evolutionary origin. Both structures share a rare tissue type, elastic ...
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Our outer ears may have come from ancient fish gills, scientists discover
The human outer ear may have arisen from ancient fish gills. | Credit: A. Martin UW Photography/Getty Images (left); Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images (right) Humans' outer ears may ...
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Stem Cell Study Points to the Evolutionary Origins of the Outer Ear
The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...
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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 ...