Finger-censor “whiskers” could someday help blind people sense surrounding objects like a rodent. Rachel Nuwer. November 8, 2012. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter! Mixxie Sixty Seven.

Rats use their whiskers in a similar way to how humans use their hands and fingers. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 07 / 140707141652.htm ...

People can learn to sense with 'rat's whiskers' on fingers; May improve aids for the blind Date: November 5, 2012 Source: Weizmann Institute of Science ...

Why are we different from other creatures? After all, our genomes are 95% or more identical to that of chimps. For all the genome-busting that’s gone on in recent years — human genomes, chimp ...

Remote-controlled rats give critics the creepsIn front-page headlines this month, scientists proclaimed the arrival of robo-rats: rodents with electrodes in their brains whose every move could be ...

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This week in the journal Nature are clues about three human characteristics -- big brains, lack of sensory whiskers and penises without spines -- that appear to be caused by chunks of DNA that we ...