Genetically altered hair cells show how inner ear structures are organized

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in ...
Ars Technica

Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice

Regeneration is a trick many animals, including lizards, starfish, and octopuses, have mastered. Axolotls, a salamander species originating in Mexico, can regrow pretty much everything from severed ...
Reuters

Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax - the genetics of mammoths

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin - an icon of the Ice Age - including about its fluffy hair, ...
The New York Times

Why Do Men Sprout Hairs in Weird Places With Age?

Dangling nose hairs, spiky ear hairs — what gives? Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Rabkin Peachman Q: I’m a man in my 50s and have noticed hair sprouting in weird ...