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An unexpected result: The mammalian inner ear is a striking example of convergent evolution

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team showed that a group of highly divergent mammals known as Afrotheria and distantly ...
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Inner ear of extinct ape species is overlooked aspect of human bipedal evolution, study finds

The inner ear may not seem like a particularly bony place, but human ears in fact have three small bones (also known as ossicles): the malleus, the incus and the stapes. While most people would assume ...
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Extinct ape’s inner ear holds clues to how humans learned to walk upright

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Scientists kept an inner ear alive outside the body for the first time

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The inner ear is a marvel of evolution, but scientists are still puzzled over certain aspects of its operation. Two related studies detail how ...
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Nanoprobe achieves sharper MRIs of the inner ear

A computer rendering of an iron oxide nanoparticle with squiggly green polyethylene glycol chains sticking out of it and yellow IETP2 peptides sticking off the ends of those chains. The new nanoprobe ...