To be clear, the abstract quoted in the pocket article seems to be the Summary of the Cell paper, not the abstract from the JNeuro paper:
The Neuronal Gene Arc Encodes a Repurposed Retrotransposon Gag Protein that Mediates Intercellular RNA Transfer
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(17)31504-0Very nice find, Steve! And it definitely validates the argument that the "centralized response" bogeyman is a right wing, individualist trope.
On 4/12/20 9:36 AM, Steven A Smith wrote:
> More evidence of the "soft assemblage" or "mashup" of complex organisms from simpler ones?
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https://www.jneurosci.org/content/20/11/3993.short>
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https://getpocket.com/explore/item/all-your-memories-are-stored-by-one-weird-ancient-molecule?utm_source=pocket-newtab--
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