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Published online 30 January 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030127-7
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Sharks' snout gel senses cold
Temperature change makes current flow through shark skin.
To tell hot from cold, sharks, dogfish and rays may simply use their heads. New research suggests that a gel in their noses produces an electric current in response to temperature changes1.
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