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Synthetic Biology’s ‘Mirror Life’ Dream Has Turned Into a Debate About Catastrophic Risk
Researchers once saw mirror-image microbes as a frontier science project with major medical potential. Now some of the same scientists warn that the technology could pose existential biological risks.
Key Takeaways
- Researchers initially saw mirror microbes as a path to major scientific and medical advances.
- By 2024, some of the same scientists warned the organisms could evade natural predators and immune defenses.
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