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They are focusing on a protein called prestin, which is found in the outer hair cells of the human ear.
Boing Boing 2007
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The new research focused on a gene that codes for a protein called prestin, which plays an important role in hearing, amplifying sounds of particular frequencies.
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Their keen performance is driven by a particular protein known as prestin, which in turn is encoded by a gene, also known as prestin.
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The new research focused on a gene that codes for a protein called prestin, which plays an important role in hearing, amplifying sounds of particular frequencies.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Their keen performance is driven by a particular protein known as prestin, which in turn is encoded by a gene, also known as prestin.
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The somatic motility theory proposes that the sound signal is amplified by an amplifier protein, called prestin, embedded in the hair cell membrane.
unknown title 2008
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The somatic motility theory proposes that the sound signal is amplified by an amplifier protein, called prestin, embedded in the hair cell membrane.
unknown title 2008
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The somatic motility theory proposes that the sound signal is amplified by an amplifier protein, called prestin, embedded in the hair cell membrane.
unknown title 2008
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The somatic motility theory proposes that the sound signal is amplified by an amplifier protein, called prestin, embedded in the hair cell membrane.
unknown title 2008
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The somatic motility theory proposes that the sound signal is amplified by an amplifier protein, called prestin, embedded in the hair cell membrane.
unknown title 2008
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