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TWiEVO 88: Dog days of evolution in the shadows of Chernobyl

This Week in Evolution

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The Evolution of Hair

The hair since Julia in arthropods has been used for hearing, including in the cochleas of crocodiles and birds. Vincent Kowalcek: Do you happen to know whether there is a common ancestor that produced hair which we've since adapted and put to a multitude of uses? This is Larry West, who's a software developer and fanboy from San Diego. P.S. Perhaps hearing loss organizations would be interested in funding related research by doctors such as Nathan Clark or Chiquina.

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