Tag: hair cells
Lateral Line: A “Sixth Sense” for Fish (And Other Cool Tricks)
What’s remarkable is that this organ constitutes an analog-to-digital converter, as pressure waves (analog) are converted to electrical signals.
Hairy Matters for Evolution
Thin strands we call hair can give headaches to Darwinists. Here are some surprising stories about hair.
Carnival of the Animals Delights Scientists
The graceful, pulsating moon jellyfish move in “a very efficient way,” say biologists at the University of Bonn.
Some Proteins Act Almost Like Humans
We know they are just molecular machines, but some proteins appear to have uncanny abilities to sense a situation and make decisions.