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Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and change the physical structure of bacteria and phages, altering regular interactions, according to US scientists.
Artemis II wet dress rehearsal does its job – finds problems to fix
The first crewed mission to lunar orbit in 54 years will have to wait at least another month following anomalies detected during the pre-flight wet dress rehearsal last week.
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