This is one of the problems with modern academics, every paper has to be framed as some revolutionary idea or insight. We should celebrate “boring” research that serves nothing other than curiosity.
"We’ve shown for the first time that the front of the brain arises from a totally different progenitor cell than the back of the brain."
"I was surprised at our findings because the word ‘brain’ implies a contiguous organ that likely has a singular origin," Jokhai said. "But even 500 million years ago, there were these separate neural systems, which now almost operate as one, which is very cool."
I don't hear much overselling or hype in this, I hear an accurate description of the research and a bit of nerding out over it.