The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil of ...

Ear cancer is when abnormal cells in the ear start to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. Most of these cancers start in the skin of the outer ear. Cancers that ... Most squamous cell cancers are ...

"When we started the project, the evolutionary origin of the outer ear was a complete black box," study co-author Gage Crump, a professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the ...