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Everything about MESSENGER
NASA mission to Mercury
MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is an acronym for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging, and a reference to the messenger god Mercury from Roman mythology. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: MESSENGERA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era—A reviewInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Inositol trisphosphate, a novel second messenger in cellular signal transductionCited 4,748 times
- Go sideways: Exploration of MercuryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Observations and explorations of VenusA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun One who brings messages.
Noun The secretary bird.
Noun The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
Noun A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Inositol trisphosphate, a novel second messenger in cellular signal transduction
N6-methyladenosine-dependent regulation of messenger RNA stability
An analysis of 5'-noncoding sequences from 699 vertebrate messenger RNAs
Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger *
Differential Display of Eukaryotic Messenger RNA by Means of the Polymerase Chain Reaction
Purification of Biologically Active Globin Messenger RNA by Chromatography on Oligothymidylic acid-Cellulose
N6-methyladenosine Modulates Messenger RNA Translation Efficiency
The Tumor Suppressor, PTEN/MMAC1, Dephosphorylates the Lipid Second Messenger, Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-Trisphosphate
🆕 Influential since 2022
Quantum gravity phenomenology at the dawn of the multi-messenger era—A review
Optimization of phospholipid chemistry for improved lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA)
Continuous freeze-drying of messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles enables storage at higher temperatures
Species-agnostic polymeric formulations for inhalable messenger RNA delivery to the lung
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Aged bone matrix-derived extracellular vesicles as a messenger for calcification paradox
📚 Books worth reading
The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)Jeanne DuPrau · 1998
I Am the MessengerMarkus Zusak · 2002- 📕Athens County obituariesMildred A. Bleigh · 1987
The Search for DeliciousNatalie Babbitt · 1969
No present like timeSteph Swainston · 2005
QuranRashad Khalifa · 1980
First Rider's CallKristen Britain · 2003
Dangerous OffspringSteph Swainston · 2007
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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