Scientists Create A ‘Golden Ear’ Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with “golden ears” - mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. The work by one of the world’s foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the first time that scientists have created the mouse equivalent of a person with “golden ears” - people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older.