"Down the road, squid ears and hair cells might be models for examining human hearing. But that's just speculative right now. We need to learn more about the basic functioning of squid ears first." ...

Human lenses are made of several kinds of proteins; squid lenses have only one. The squid protein is tens of thousands of times smaller than a human hair. Jing Cai, a postdoctoral student in physics ...

Squid and their cephalopod brethren have been the inspiration for many a science fiction creature. Their slippery appendages, huge proportions, and inking abilities can be downright shudder ...

The squid's tentacles are taller than an average human, but its body is small as a dollar bill. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Squid and human brains develop the same way despite diverging 500 million years ago. News. By Ben Turner published 16 January 2023 It seems that the blueprint for complex brain development remains ...

Human cells hacked to act like squid skin cells could unlock key to camouflage It's not possible to culture squid skin cells in the lab; this approach provides a solution.