Detailed investigation of a molecule involved in an inherited type of deafness reveals a fresh facet to the mammalian auditory system — a hitherto unknown way for synapses to put calcium in a bind.
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Parsons, T. Auditory fidelity. Nature 444, 1013–1014 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/4441013a
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