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Scientists are sounding alarm bells over synthetic mirror bacteria
Key Takeaways
- Scientists who once backed mirror bacteria research are now warning it could be catastrophic.
- The original proposal aimed to create microbes with mirror-image proteins and sugars for research purposes.
- The story highlights innovation’s self-correcting side, where capability can be reassessed as unacceptable risk.
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DT Editorial Team··via technologyreview.com