The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the global coalition committed to responsible space exploration, becoming the latest signatory and the seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson contributed video comments for a signing ceremony Friday in the island nation’s town of Ébène. “We are honored to welcome Mauritius
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An enzyme cuts DNA (artist’s impression). Synthetic enzymes that cleave proteins were rapidly designed with the help of artificial intelligence.Credit: Artur Plawgo/Scientific Photo Library Scientists have leveraged artificial intelligence models to create synthetic CRISPR proteins that edit the genome more efficiently than their natural counterparts. These synthetic CRISPR systems could one day drive discoveries in
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Artist’s impression of an exoplanet orbiting its star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Scientists have discovered a rocky planet that likely has an atmosphere and could support life. In an article published today in Science1Researchers report their observations of helium escaping from the atmosphere of a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b. The finding indicates that LHS 1140b has