Cochlea (IMAGE) University of Basel Caption Fluorescence microscopic image of a murine cochlea: the hair cells are marked in green, the cell skeleton in red and the cell nuclei with genetic material in blue. Credit Maurizio Cortada, University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine Usage Restrictions Only to be used in reporting on the related press release License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.