Biophysics. What's shakin' in the ear?
Auditory researchers agree that hair cells are the ear's miniature amplifiers. They just don't agree about how the curious devices work. The two most popular ideas--one involving chemically activated trapdoors, the other cells that pump like pistons--both have been boosted by recent research.
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