Medicine’s Brian McDermott says squid hair cells could advance hearing-loss research

Squid hair cells could help study hearing loss. They are similar to those in human ears

The Print: Brian McDermott, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said squid hair cells could provide new insights into how hearing loss and deafness occur in humans. Because squid hair cells are accessible on the body, researchers can study their hair bundles more easily than those deep inside the human inner ear.