Zebrafish can regenerate sensory hair cells that humans permanently lose, like those in the inner ear linked to hearing and balance. New research reveals two specific genes that control how different ...

It’s not everyday that you find a new organ in the body of not one, but three different groups of insects. That is, unless you’re the team of scientists who very recently discovered a sensory organ ...

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other parts of the body. For example, when the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ...