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 ...
An earful of gill: Evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 16, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250109125515.htm ...
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 ...