Aiming to cure deafness, Stanford scientists first to create functional inner-ear cells

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 08:43 in Biology & Nature

Deep inside the ear, specialised cells called hair cells detect vibrations in the air and translate them into sound. Ten years ago, Stefan Heller, PhD, professor of otolaryngology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, came up with the idea that if you could create these cells in the laboratory from stem cells, it would go a long way toward helping scientists understand the molecular basis of hearing in order to develop better treatments for deafness...

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