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What is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm? – podcast

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Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create mirror life’ microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth . Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about why this work initially seemed exciting for scientists and what the risks of it continuing could be. And Kate Adamala , assistant professor of genetics, cell biology and development at the University of Minnesota , describes what made her change her mind about pursuing her own research on mirror cells.

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