TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
PROBLEM: As established by the Mars Exploration Program , the main scientific goals of the MSL mission are to help determine whether Mars could ever have supported life , as well as determining the role of water , and to study the climate and geology of Mars .

SOLUTION: The main scientific goals of the MSL mission is to search whether Mars could ever have supported life or water and to study the climate and geology of Mars .

PROBLEM: iPS cells closely resemble embryonic stem cells , the " in vitro " equivalent of the part of the blastocyst ( the embryo a few days after fertilization ) which grows to become the embryo proper .

SOLUTION: iPS cells are like embryonic stem cells from a blastocyst ( the embryo a few days after fertilization ) .

PROBLEM: Taipei ( ; Mandarin : ; Hokkien POJ : " Ta ̂ i-pak " ) , officially known as Taipei City , is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan ( officially the Republic of China , " ROC " ) .

SOLUTION:
Taipei City is the capital city of the Republic of China , known by most people simply as Taiwan .