"Mirror life" and the recurring nightmare of scientific apocalypse
Mirror-image biomolecules found on asteroid Bennu reveal biological chirality can be inverted, raising concerns about artificially created mirror-life organisms.
How should 'mirror life' research be restricted? Debate heats up
Scientists are debating limits on research into mirror-image synthetic cells because of potential significant health and environmental risks despite possible scientific and therapeutic benefits.
Scientist Warns That New Synthetic Lifeform Could Spell Doom for Humankind
Engineered mirror-life organisms with reversed molecular chirality could pose catastrophic global biological risks, prompting calls for preemptive legal bans.
