News Science & Society Science News at the 2013 AAAS meeting A round-up of coverage of the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News February 15, 2013 at 12:30 pm Here’s a round-up of coverage in Science News of the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting held February 14–18, 2013 in Boston. NEWS STORIES Saturday, February 16, 2013 Bird, human tweets come from similar parts of the brain Genetics study finds parallels in birdsong and language. By Erin Wayman | Read more Sunday, February 17, 2013 Blood levels of BPA become source of controversy New data question whether human blood measurements of BPA reflect sample contamination or just exaggerated exposures. By Janet Raloff | Read more Monday, February 18, 2013 Origins of alcohol consumption traced to ape ancestor Eating fermented fruit off the ground may have paved way for ability to digest ethanol. By Erin Wayman | Read more Imaging technique offers look inside hearing loss Two-photon microscopy visualizes hair cells in the inner ear, offering insights into processes leading to deafness. By Rachel Ehrenberg | Read more News in Brief: 2013 AAAS meeting How warm maters affect mussels, visualizing cell division, and why primates have fingerprints. By Science News Staff | Read more
