this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A much easier read: https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-world-news/people-born-tiny-holes-above-811203
TL;DR: it's called preauricular sinus and is thought to be vestigial gills

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vestigial? We gotta find that gene.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s the aganoff gene. Still in us

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can I get updates on this gene daily?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'll take them too but only if something big happens