The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear has its evolutionary roots in the gills of ancient fish. This surprising ...

They stumbled upon the novel cartilage by chance, while getting ready to look at mouse ear tissue under a microscope. After using chemicals to dry out the ear tissue, they noticed it looked ...

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