Highlights - Week of January 8

The biweekly newsletter from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences This week we explore how variability between copies of sculptures could offer insight into ancient cultural evolution, examine societal determinants of flood-induced displacement, and discuss reversing hearing loss in mice in the latest Science Sessions podcast episode. We also provide the latest content published in PNAS Nexus. Front Matter [FRONT MATTER ARTICLES]( Opinion: [The making of an AI news anchor—and its implications]( News Feature: [If psychedelics heal, how do they do it?]( Journal Club: [Variability between copies of sculptures could offer insight into ancient cultural evolution]( NAS MEMBER FEATURE [Ryuzo Yanagimachi: Pioneer in fertilization and assisted reproductive biology technology]( SCIENCE SESSIONS [Reversing hearing loss in mice]( Latest Research from PNAS [THIS WEEK'S ISSUE]( [Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally]( [Null mutants of a tomato Rho of plants exhibit enhanced water use efficiency without a penalty to yield]( [A plant virus manipulates the long-winged morph of insect vectors]( Latest from PNAS Nexus [CURRENT ISSUE]( | [@PNASNexus]( [Changes in tissue protein N-glycosylation and associated molecular signature occur in the human Parkinsonian brain in a region-specific manner]( [Predicting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants: An artificial intelligence enabled early detection]( [Russia's attacks on civilians strengthen Ukrainian resistance]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [PNAS LinkedIn]( [PNAS YouTube]( [PNAS Website]( PNAS Highlights is a biweekly newsletter, featuring a curated selection of science news and research from the PNAS journals. Have feedback for us? Respond to this email and let us know what you think! Copyright (C) 2024 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to PNAS communications on our website. Our mailing address is: National Academy of Sciences 500 5th St NWWashington, DC 20001-2736 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe](