Daily briefing: The birth of a solar system caught 'on camera' for the first time
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Astronomers have discovered HOPS-315, a young star in its initial planet-forming stage, allowing insight into solar system formation. Observations utilized ground- and space-based telescopes to study the star's surrounding disk of gas and dust, typically hidden by jets emitted from newborn stars. Eight children conceived through mitochondrial donation are thriving, a technique that merges DNA from biological parents with healthy mitochondria from a donor to prevent genetic diseases. Additionally, Drosophila research shows strong reproducibility, with over half of immunity claims verified through replication over the past five decades.
Astronomers have spotted a solar system beyond our own in its very earliest stages of formation. HOPS-315, the baby star, has a surrounding disk of gas and dust.
Eight children conceived through mitochondrial donation are living healthy lives, combining nuclear DNA from parents and mitochondrial DNA from a donor to prevent genetic diseases.
The three-person in vitro fertilization technique aims to prevent inheriting harmful mutations from maternal mitochondrial DNA, which can lead to serious diseases.
A study suggests Drosophila research remains robust, with 61% of claims about the flies' immunity verifiable through replication, indicating sound scientific practices.
Read at Nature
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