Mirror Bacteria: Dangerous Risks

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Mirror bacteria may constitute ‘radical departure from known life,’ scientists warn | CNN

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A group of 38 scientists working in nine countries has sounded an alarm about the potential creation of mirror bacteria.

Mirror bacteria could put humans, animals and plants at risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens.

The scientists argue that the possibly lethal risks posed by this field of research are “overlooked”.

Scientists had been trying to create synthetic life using non-mirror molecules for more than a decade , Ellis said, but they were still a “long way” from having self-sustaining cells that can divide, replicate and evolve. “This synthetic cell’ work is challenging enough already when (scientists) use normal molecules, enzymes and chemicals. When they have to do all that but only with mirror molecules, that all need to be made and invented, then it makes it 1000x harder,” he said via email..

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