A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality. https://t.co/hlHZKNUsib Via @QuantaMagazine
The UC system is pushing to change the subscription model and accelerate open access, but if there’s no contract agreement by December 31, faculty and students lose access altogether. https://t.co/RikGsWmibo
The PsychENCODE project delves into the DNA, RNA, and protein changes related to brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders, but researchers caution it’s just a first step toward treatment. https://t.co/O2H4No1g6T
A hormone treatment contaminated with amyloid-β given to mice caused the protein’s accumulation in their brains, suggesting the same could have occurred in humans given the therapy. https://t.co/gqQbxslqHc
Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talc caused cancer, J&J insists on the safety and purity of its iconic product. https://t.co/upmtgPmQEa Via @ReutersScience
A controversy over pterosaurs’ plumage has taken off, with a new discovery pushing feather origins back 80 million years into the early Triassic. https://t.co/8xUXP5JcTp
Unusual feathers preserved in 100-million-year-old Cretaceous amber could have been used as defensive decoys. https://t.co/ewd1nOXWdJ Via @sciencemagazine
Eight environmental groups took the legal measure in an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales and other marine organisms. https://t.co/mXqmMXEmmW