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In today's Nature Briefing: Partial revival of pig brains hours after death raises a whole host of scientific and ethical questions. Plus: an experimental gene-therapy success, and lightning’s striking structure... [thread] 
“For most of human history, death was very simple. Now, we have to question what is irreversible.” nature.com/articles/d4158…
During protests in the country, authorities detained thousands of civilians, including academics, lawyers, doctors, journalists and students. Dozens of demonstrators were killed and hundreds injured in the government’s violent repression of the protests. nature.com/articles/d4158…
Researchers have been working for decades to find a way to treat the genetic condition SCID-X1 – this is the closest they’ve come to a cure. nature.com/articles/d4158…
A study found that when referees were nominated by grant-applicants, the resulting appraisals were four times more likely to be rated "excellent" or "outstanding". So @snsf_ch banned the practice. nature.com/articles/d4158…
A huge radio telescope is giving scientists an unprecedented view of the 3D structure of lightning, revealing intriguing needle-like tendrils up to 100 metres long. Find out more in this week's @NaturePodcast. 🎧 nature.com/articles/d4158…
In Norway, “humans have greeted the returning wolves with both great joy and exceptionally furious resistance”. By @nijhuism in @TheAtlantic. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Over the 3-year trial, around 3,700 referees chose to be publicly recognized and around 80% of Nature papers have at least one referee named. nature.com/articles/d4158…
"We think of science as enacted by these lone stars. But the lone stars are really part of a constellation.” @BarbKiser brings you a wonderful collection in our Spring Books special. Find them here: nature.com/books-culture
. @nytimes on women who have faced marginalization and hostility during their scientific careers, and what it takes to push back. nytimes.com/2019/04/18/mag…
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