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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

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Today marks the anniversary of the first ever successful kidney transplant. #ScienceTwitter #Surgery

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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

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Interesting! https://t.co/cmT6Mpfwfw Via @nytimes

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Oh noooo. #ScienceTwitter

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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

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“The women understand their identity to be both socially regulated and self-determined,” lead author Terrell Morton. https://t.co/qPrItwRDUL

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It’s the latest fallout from an investigation by Harvard and Brigham and Women’s into work overseen by Piero Anversa. https://t.co/w9p4hJ1QFq

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Last winter’s dreadful flu season may have had a silver lining: Flu vaccine uptake rose sharply. https://t.co/Ja3d4OVguL Via @statnews

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#CarlSagan died on this day in 1996.

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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

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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

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#WednesdayWisdom #MentalIllness

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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

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Unusual feathers preserved in 100-million-year-old Cretaceous amber could have been used as defensive decoys. https://t.co/ewd1nOXWdJ Via @sciencemagazine

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Theodosius Dobzhansky died December 18, 1975

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A new study uses deep learning to improve the resolution of biological images. https://t.co/2YpHlcJ2x1

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Eight environmental groups took the legal measure in an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales and other marine organisms. https://t.co/mXqmMXEmmW

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Christmas is almost here! #Christmas2018 #ScienceTwitter