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Chemistry
Biochemists create protocells to investigate how lipids formed the first cell membranes
Credit: Nature Chemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01666-y A team of biochemists at the University of California, San Diego, in collaboration with a group of biochemical engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, discovered that the development of short lipids may have led to the development of early cell membranes. Earth. In a study published in the journal Nature Chemistry, the…
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Space & Cosmos
Hera probe departs to investigate the aftermath of DART’s asteroid impact
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will send the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft into space from a launch pad in Florida. Credit: SpaceX The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft is departing to make follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after a previous spacecraft crashed the asteroid into a different orbit around the larger space rock. Scientists say a close look at…
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Space & Cosmos
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether Jupiter’s icy moons can support extraterrestrial life
Credit: NASA The discovery of extraterrestrial life would be one of the most profound scientific and philosophical revelations humanity has ever made. However, such breakthroughs do not come easily. Our starting point is to first look for signs of habitability on other worlds, that is, signs of the possibility of life. NASA is doing just that. On October 10th, the…
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