Cochlea (IMAGE) Mass Eye and Ear Caption Confocal microscopy images of mouse cochlea; hair cells in green. (Left) An untreated cochlea from a mouse with the Tmc1 mutation, displaying hair cell loss. (Right) The opposite, treated, cochlea from the same mouse, displaying hair cell preservation. Credit Gao et al./Nature 2017 Usage Restrictions None License Licensed 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.