The article warns that synthetic organisms known as mirror life, consisting of mirror image molecules, could present unique and unprecedented risks to human life and ecosystems.
Katarzyna Adamala emphasizes the significance of chirality, stating that interactions between biomolecules rely on them having the expected form, comparing it to mismatched gloves.
Although researchers claim we aren't quite capable of creating mirror bacteria yet, the synthesis of mirror biomolecules has begun, raising concern for future implications.
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