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fromWIRED
2 days ago

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different

Kitty couldn't have digested looking-glass milk. Worse, if it had contained any bacteria with the opposite handedness, her immune system and antibiotics would have been ill suited to put up a fight. A group of prominent scientists recently cautioned against the synthesis of mirror-image lifeforms for this reason-if any were to escape the lab, they could evade regular lifeforms' defense mechanisms.
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fromNature
3 weeks ago

Rare 'ambidextrous' protein breaks rules of handedness

Scientists discovered an ambidextrous protein that can function in both left-handed and right-handed forms, potentially reflecting early life based on mirror-image molecules.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Scientists abandon dream of creating mirror life,' which could turn into a nightmare

Mirror-image molecules could potentially lead to the creation of life forms with reversed biology, sparking both imagination and caution in science.
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