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mRNA Vaccines: A Platform Proven in a Pandemic
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines reached the public in late 2020.
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Prime Editing: A Search-and-Replace for the Genome
Prime editing, unveiled in 2019, can insert, delete, or swap DNA sequences.
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Base Editing: Rewriting DNA One Letter at a Time
Base editors, introduced in 2016, change single DNA letters without cutting both strands.
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Below Threshold: Quantum Error Correction Turns a Corner
Researchers showed adding qubits can lower error rates, not raise them.
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Quantum Advantage: Sycamore’s Contested Milestone
Google reported quantum supremacy with its Sycamore chip in 2019.
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Sample Return: OSIRIS-REx Brings Bennu Home
NASA returned a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023.
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Nudging an Asteroid: The DART Planetary-Defense Test
NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022.
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A New Eye on the Cosmos: JWST Opens Up
The James Webb Space Telescope released its first images in July 2022.
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Ignition at Last: Fusion’s Net-Energy Milestone
In December 2022 the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition.
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Picturing the Unseeable: The First Black Hole Image
The Event Horizon Telescope unveiled the first image of a black hole in 2019.