Humans' outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish, a new study finds. Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ...

New research has highlighted a fascinating link between human outer ears and the gills of ancient fish. Gene-editing ...

“We had been studying the development and regeneration of the jawbones of fishes, and an inspiration for us was Stephen Jay Gould’s famous essay ‘An earful of jaw,’ which laid out how fish jawbones ...

"While the middle ear arose from fish jawbones, the outer ear arose from ... Andrew Gillis from the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. Funding was provided by NIDCR (grant numbers ...

“While the middle ear arose from fish jawbones, the outer ear arose from ... Andrew Gillis from the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole. Funding was provided by NIDCR (grant numbers ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments. When you purchase through links on our site ...