Restoring Hearing: New Tool To Create Ear Hair Cells Lost Due to Aging or Noise - SciTechDaily

‘We have overcome a major hurdle’ to restore hearing, investigators say. Gene discovery allows the production of inner or outer ear hair cells Death of outer hair cells due to aging or noise cause most hearing loss Master gene switch turns on ear hair cell de…

According to a new study, scientists have uncovered a single master gene that programs ear hair cells into either outer or inner ones, overcoming a major hurdle that had prevented the development of … [+4629 chars]

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