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Science 24 February 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5764, p. 1087
DOI: 10.1126/science.311.5764.1087a
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PHYSIOLOGY:
Math Clears Up an Inner-Ear Mystery: Spiral Shape Pumps Up the Bass

Adrian Cho

For decades, researchers have wondered why a mammal's sound-perceiving organ, called the cochlea, coils like a seashell. Now, a team of auditory researchers has come up with an answer: The spiral shape increases sensitivity to low-frequency vibrations. (Read more.)

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