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Scientists edge closer to creating mirror-image life
Original: It may soon be possible to create "mirror life"
Researchers are nearing the ability to synthesise 'mirror life' – organisms built from mirror-image versions of biological molecules, reversing the handedness found in all known life. The Economist reports on progress toward this scientific milestone, which experts have warned could pose unprecedented biological risks if such organisms escaped containment, since natural immune systems and ecosystems might be unable to recognise them.
Why now: New reporting on a breakthrough that could enable synthetic mirror-image organisms has sparked concern and fascination about its scientific promise and dangers.
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