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Medicine’s Brian McDermott's research finds squid have hair cells similar to those in human ears

Media | October 09, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Squid are covered in little hairs like the ones in your ear

Popular Science: Brian McDermott, associate professor at the School of Medicine, led a research team that used cutting-edge imaging technology to discover that squid bodies are covered in hair cells like the ones inside human ears that allow us to hear. 

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