Christmas is almost here! #Christmas2018 #ScienceTwitter

Eight environmental groups took the legal measure in an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales and other marine organisms. bit.ly/2RYYY78

A new study uses deep learning to improve the resolution of biological images. bit.ly/2SRfV3B

Theodosius Dobzhansky died December 18, 1975

Unusual feathers preserved in 100-million-year-old Cretaceous amber could have been used as defensive decoys. bit.ly/2rFvmQK Via Science Magazine

A controversy over pterosaurs’ plumage has taken off, with a new discovery pushing feather origins back 80 million years into the early Triassic. bit.ly/2Scff9b

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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. reut.rs/2rAz2TO Via Reuters Science News

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. bit.ly/2Erjl9c

#CarlSagan died on this day in 1996.

Last winter’s dreadful flu season may have had a silver lining: Flu vaccine uptake rose sharply. bit.ly/2BmoGLG Via STAT

It’s the latest fallout from an investigation by Harvard and Brigham and Women’s into work overseen by Piero Anversa. bit.ly/2Ewx3bC

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“The women understand their identity to be both socially regulated and self-determined,” lead author Terrell Morton. bit.ly/2Er6pQz

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. bit.ly/2Ej56mR

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Interesting! nyti.ms/2Lr281e Via The New York Times

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. bit.ly/2SRi4fF

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

A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality. bit.ly/2Gg7cX2 Via Quanta Magazine