Children get new ears

• Autores: Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3163, 2018, págs. 6-7
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Five children in China have been given new ears. The technique is similar to that used in the 1990s to create the famous Vacanti mouse, which had a human-like ear on its back. "It's a very exciting approach," says Tessa Hadlock at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston. "They've shown that it is possible to get close to restoring the ear structure." The children were all born with one normal ear and one underdeveloped ear. This condition, known as microtia, affects around 1 in 7000 babies, and can cause hearing difficulties. "Children with the condition often feel self-conscious and are picked on, and are unable to wear glasses," says Hadlock