I want to illustrate one of the reasons why it has been so difficult to get a grasp on the hair cells in the inner ear.

我想用图例为大家说明一下,为什么难以捕获内耳中的毛细胞。

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And this is one of the new findings that we have is the protein that is at the tip of the hair bundles right at the correct place.

这一新发现就是这种蛋白质,处于发状纤维束的适当位置。

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If these 8 million people , would correspond to the number of neurons in the brain, the equivalent of the hair cells that you could get out of a single cochlea would be equivalent to one person walking down 42nd street.

如果这八百万人,相当于大脑中的神经元数量的话，能从一个耳蜗内取出的毛细胞,就好比是,第42大街上的某位行人。

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